Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 15:5-13

5And it wassoH7971, that whenanyH376manH376cameוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961nigh todoH3027him obeisance, heputH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027, andtookH2388holdוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388of him, andkissedוְנָ֥שַׁקve.Na.shakH5401him.

6And on thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941:soH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleוַיְגַנֵּב֙vay.ga.NevH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, IprayH4994thee,letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413goH1961andpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

8For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088whileH3588IabodeH3427atGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyriaבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallindeedH3588bringיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725meH7725againH7725toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then I willserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647theLORDיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068.

9And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him,GoH6965inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965.SoH6965hearoseH6965, andwentH6965toHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughoutH3605allH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As soon as yehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, then ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

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.

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