Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were with him, andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967over them.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentH7971forthH3318thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partH3027underH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, and athirdוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992partH3027underH3027thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, and athirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992partH3027underH3027thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, I willsurelyH3318goH3318forthH3318withyouH7971myselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589also.

3But thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808goתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318: forifאִם־'im-H518weH3588fleeנֹ֨סnosH5127awayנָנ֜וּסna.NusH5127, they willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808care forusH413;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518halfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677ofusH413dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, will they care forusH413: but thou art worthtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505ofusH413: thereforenowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258it isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896that thou bereadyוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258to succourusH413outH3318of thecityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,WhatH834seemethyouH834bestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190I willdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179sideיַ֣דyadH3027, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentH3381outH413byhundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and bythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

5And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Dealgentlyלְאַט־le.'at-H328for mysakeH5921with theyoungלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288,evenH853withAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53. Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085when thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gaveבְּצַוֹּ֥תbe.tza.VotH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptainsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269chargeH5921concerningAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6SoH1961thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318intoH1961thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was in theforestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

7And thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were smitten therebeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and there was agreatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046there thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505menH5971.

8For thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was therespreadנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327over thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofallכָל־khol-H3605thecountryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theforestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thanעַל־'al-H5921theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredאָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398.

9AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53chanced tomeetוַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'H7122theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732. AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53rodeרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392uponH5921hismuleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505, and themuleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentH935underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thethickשׂוֹבֶךְ֩soeKhH7730boughs of agreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424, and hisheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caughtH2388holdH2388of theoakבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424, and he wastakenH2388upH5921betweenH996theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and themuleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505that wasunderתַּחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478himwentH935on.

10And acertainאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingתָּל֖וּיta.LuiH8518in anoakבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424.

11AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto themanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, Andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, thou sawest it, andwhyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069didst thounotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808smiteהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221him there to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776? and I would havegivenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414theetenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235pieces ofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, and a girdle.

12And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588I shouldreceiveשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701in minehandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027, yet would InotH3808putH7971forthH7971minehandH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121: for in ourhearingבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thee andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104thatnoneH3808touch theyoungבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288manH376Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.

13OtherwiseH3808ifאֽוֹ־'o-H176I had dealtfalselyשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267againstמִן־min-H4480hislifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315, (and there isnoH3808matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697hidיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582from thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,) then thou thyself wouldest havestoodתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320aloof.

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, I maynotלֹא־lo'-H3808tarrythusכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with thee. And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969darts in hishandבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628themthroughH3820theheartH3820ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,whileעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750he was yetaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in themidstH3820of theoakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15Andtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288that bareJoab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armour compassedaboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437andsmoteH5221Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, andslewH5221him.

16AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971returnedH7725frompursuingמִרְדֹ֖ףmir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: forJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097heldbackוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17And theytookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993himintoאֶל־'el-H413thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in theforestבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293, and raised over him averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68: andallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127everyH3605one to histentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

18NowH3117Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣םve.'av.sha.LomH53in hislifeH3117time hadtakenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947and rearedupעַ֖ד'adH5704forhimselfH3027thepillarH5324,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dale: for hesaidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, I havenoאֵֽין־'ein-H369sonבֵ֔ןVenH1121tokeepH2142mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034inremembranceH2142: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thepillarH5324afterעַל־'al-H5921his ownnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034: and it iscalledוַיִּקָּ֤רֵאvai.yi.Ka.re'H7121Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53monumentH3027, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

19Thensaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659,LetH4994meH4994nowH4994runאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323, andbearוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tidingsH1319,howכִּי־ki-H3588that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath avenged him of hisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou shaltnotלֹא֩lo'H3808be thebearerH1319oftidingsH1319thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, but thou shaltbearוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319tidingsH1319anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117: but thisdayוְהַיּ֤וֹםve.hai.YomH3117thou shaltbearתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319noלֹ֣אlo'H3808tidingsH1319,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

21Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097to theCushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, Gotellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastseenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200. And theCushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812untoJoabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097, andranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.

22Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659yetagainע֜וֹדodH5750toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, Butcomeוִ֣יהִיVi.hiH1961whatH4100may,letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413, IprayH4994thee, alsorunאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569. AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore wilt thourunרָץ֙ratzH7323, mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121, seeing that thou wilt havenoאֵין־'ein-H369rewardבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309for the tidings?

23Butcomeוִיהִי־vi.hi-H1961whatמָ֣הmahH4100may,saidH559he, I willrunאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323. And hesaidH559unto him,Runר֑וּץRutzH7323. ThenAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thePlainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, and overran theCushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.

24NowH2009Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732satיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427betweenבֵּין־bein-H996thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179: and thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822wentH413upH5375to theroofגַּ֤גgagH1406of thegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179unto thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,beholdH2009, amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֥ץratzH7323aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

25And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518he bealoneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905, there is tidings in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310. And hecameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980apace, anddrewהָל֖וֹךְha.LokhH1980nearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131.

26And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323: and thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the porter, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,anotherH312manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֣ץratzH7323aloneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He also bringethtidingsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319.

27And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thinketh therunningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794of theforemostהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223is like therunningכִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794ofAhimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He is agoodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, and cometh withgoodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896tidings.

28AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,AllH376iswellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965. And hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812beforeH413thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with hisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639to theearthאָ֑רְצָה ס'A.re.tzahH776, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1288be theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichH834hathdeliveredסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462upH5375themenH376thatliftedנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375upH5375theirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027againstH413mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itwellשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965with theyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53? AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, WhenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650,evenH3808meH7971thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, Isawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200agreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, but Iknewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notH3808whatמָֽה׃MahH4100it was.

30And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,TurnH5437asideH5437, andstandH5975hereכֹּ֑הKohH3541. And heturnedH5437asideH5437, andstoodH5975stillH5975.

31And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569cameבָּ֑אBa'H935; and theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tidingsיִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙yit.ba.SerH1319for mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: for theLORDH3068hath avenged thee thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117ofallכָּל־kol-H3605them thatroseH6965upH6965againstעָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.

32And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with theyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53? And theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Theenemiesאֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.VeiH341of mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andallH3605thatriseH6965upH6965againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee todoH3605thee hurt, be as thatyoungH5288manH5288is.

33And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18

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