Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18:4-13

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.

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