Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 16:15-22

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.

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