Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 15:11-22

11And withAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentהָלְכ֞וּha.le.KhuH1980twoH3808hundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376outH3045ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that wereinvitedקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121, andwentוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980in their simplicity; and theyknewH3045notH3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counsellor, from hiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892,evenH853fromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,whileוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961heofferedבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076thesacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077. And theconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195wasstrongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533; for thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedcontinuallyהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980withAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13And therecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935amessengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820of themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650that were with him atJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965, andletתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961usH5921fleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272; forelseH6435noneלֹא־lo'-H3808ofusH5921shallescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:makeH6965speedH4116to depart,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381usH5921quicklyH4116, andbringH4116downH5221evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH5921usH5921, andsmiteH5221thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15And theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are ready todoH3605whatsoeverH3605mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him, And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftH3318tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenH802,whichH802wereconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.

18Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674onbesideעַל־'al-H5921him; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thePelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432, andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605theGittitesהַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.TimH1663,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterעַל־'al-H5921him fromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passedעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674onbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, Wherefore goest thou also withusאֶל־'el-H413?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725, andabideוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428: for thou art astrangerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237, and also anexileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540;returnH7725to thineownעִם־'im-H5973placeלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.

20Whereas thou camest butyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543, should I thisdayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117makeH7725theegoלָלֶ֔כֶתla.Le.khetH1980upH5921anddownהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980withusH5921, seeing Igoהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980whither I may?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725thou, andtakeH7725backוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thybrethrenאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251; mercy andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571be with thee.

21AndIttaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidH559, As theLORDH3068liveth, and as mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveth,surelyכִּ֠יkiH3588inwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834placeבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall be,whetherH518fordeathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194or forlifeH2416,evenכִּי־ki-H3588there also will thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650be.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIttaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoH5674andpassH5674over. AndIttaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passedH5674over andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hismenH376, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thelittleהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945onesH2945that were with him.

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