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2 Samuel 16

1And whenDavidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732was alittleמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592past thetopמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁme.ha.RoshH7218of the ascent,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717theservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288ofMephiboshethH4648metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him, with acoupleH6776of assessaddledחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםcha.vu.ShimH2280, anduponוַעֲלֵיהֶם֩va.'a.lei.HemH5921themtwoH6776hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesH3899ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֧הu.me.'AhH3967clustersH6778ofraisinsצִמּוּקִ֛יםtzi.mu.KimH6778, and anhundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967ofsummerקַ֖יִץKa.yitzH7019fruits, and a bottle ofwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.
2And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoZibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717,Whatמָה־mah-H4100meanest thou bytheseH428? AndZibaצִ֠יבָאTzi.va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, The asses be for theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004torideלִרְכֹּ֗בlir.KoH7392on; and thebreadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםu.ha.le.chemH3899andsummerוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ve.ha.Ka.yitzH7019fruitH3899for theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288toeatלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398; and thewineוְהַיַּ֕יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196, thatsuchH428as befaintהַיָּעֵ֖ףhai.ya.'EfH3287in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057maydrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354.
3And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Andwhereוְאַיֵּ֖הve.'ai.YehH346is thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121? AndZibaצִיבָ֜אtzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, he abideth atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117shall thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478restoreיָשִׁ֤יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725meאֶל־'el-H413thekingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.
4Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toZibaלְצִבָ֔אle.tzi.Va'H6717,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thine isallH3605that pertaineth untoMephiboshethH4648. AndZibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IdoH3605obeisance; letmeH4672findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favour in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
5And whenkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameH935toBahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, therecameH935outH3318thence amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617: hecameH935outH3318, andcursedוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043stillעַד־'ad-H5704as hecameH935.
6And hecastוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68atDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and atallכָּל־kol-H3605theservantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themightyH1368menH1368were on hisrightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225and on hisleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.
7Andthusוְכֹֽה־ve.khoh-H3541saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096when hecursedבְּקַֽלְל֑וֹbe.ka.LoH7043, Begone, begone, thoumanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofbloodהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818, andmanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of Belial:
8TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathreturnedהֵשִׁיב֩he.ShivH7725uponH5921theeallכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834steadתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.toH8478thou hastreignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427; and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathdeliveredH5414thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410intoH5921thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121: and,beholdוְהִנְּךָ֙ve.hi.ne.KhaH2005, thou arttakenH5414in thineownH376mischief,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588thou art amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofbloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818.
9Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisdeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413goאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674over, IprayH4994thee, andtakeH5493offH5493hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.
10And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I todoH6213withyouH3588, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?BecauseH3588he curseth, andbecauseH3588theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathsaidאָ֤מַר'A.marH559unto him,CurseH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732; who then shallsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, Wherefore hast thoudoneH6213soכֵּֽן׃ סKenH3651?
11AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, mysonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121,whichH834cameH3318forthH3318of mybowelsמִמֵּעַ֖יmi.me.'AiH4578, seeketh mylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315:howH834muchH637moreH637may thisBenjamiteH1145nowעַתָּ֜ה'a.TahH6258doH637it?letH637him alone, andletH637himcurseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043; for theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath bidden him.
12It may be that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willlookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on thewrongH5771done untomeH7725, and that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will requitemeH7725goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for hiscursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045ofmeH7725thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
13SoH1980Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and hismenH376wentH1980by thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870: andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentH1980alongH1980on thehillהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022sideבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763overagainstH376him, andcursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043as hewentH1980, andthrewוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68at him, andcastוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083.
14And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him,cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935wearyעֲיֵפִ֑ים'a.ye.FimH5889; and herefreshedוַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁvai.yi.na.FeshH5314himselfH5314there.
15AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302with him.
16And itcameH935topassH935, whenHushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֛יha.'ar.KiH757,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463, wascomeH935untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, thatHushaiחוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,GodH559save thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,GodH559save thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
17AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHushaiחוּשַׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365, Is this thykindnessחַסְדְּךָ֖chas.de.KhaH2617to thyfriendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wentest thounotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808with thyfriendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?
18AndHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53, Nay; butwhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and thispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478havechosenבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977, his will I be, and with him will Iabideאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427.
19Andagainוְהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתve.ha.she.NitH8145,whomכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834should IserveH5647? should Inotהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808serveH5647in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121? as I haveservedH5647in thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651will I be in thypresenceלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פli.fa.Nei.khaH6440.
20Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051yourcounselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098whatמַֽה־mah-H4100weH6213shalldoH6213.
21AndAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,Goבּ֚וֹאBo'H935in unto thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1concubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370,whichH834he hathleftH3240tokeepלִשְׁמ֣וֹרlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; andallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085that thou art abhorred of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1: then shall thehandsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027ofallכָּל־kol-H3605that are with thee bestrongוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.
22SoH935theyspreadוַיַּטּ֧וּvai.ya.TuH5186Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53atentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168uponעַל־'al-H5921thetopהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406of the house; andAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentH935in unto hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1concubinesפִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
23And thecounselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he counselled inthoseH3605daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, was asifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834amanH3605inquiredיִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁyish.'al-Ish-H7592at the oracle ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651wasallH3605thecounselעֲצַ֣ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302bothH1571withDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732and withAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ סle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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