Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 16:5-14

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.

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