Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 19:17-30

17And there were a thousandmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteensonsH1121and his twentyservantsאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with him; and theywentוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381through Jordan in thepresenceH5973of thekingH4428.

18And therewentאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376over a ferry boat to bring over theking’sH4428householdH1004, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei thesonH1121of Gera felldownלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingH4428, when he was come overJordanH3383.

19And he said unto thekingH4428, Letnotבֶן־ven-H1121my lord impute iniquity untomeH6440, neitherdoH6213thou remember thatwhichבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869thy servantdidH6213perversely the day that my lord thekingH4428wentH6440outH6440of Jerusalem, that thekingH4428should take it to his heart.

20For thyservantH5650doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I amcomeH3318thisdayH3117thefirstH3117ofallH3117the house ofJosephH413togoH3318downלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760tomeetH3318mylordH113thekingH4428.

21But Abishai the son of ZeruiahansweredH935and said, ShallnotH3588Shimei beputH935to death for this,becauseH3588he cursed theLORD’Sאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113anointed?

22And DavidsaidH559,Whatזֹ֔אתZotH2063have I to do withyouH3588, yesonsבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahH6870, that ye should this day be adversaries untomeH4191? shall thereanyH3588manבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121beputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathי֤וּמַתYu.matH4191this day in Israel? for donotH3808I know that I am this day king over Israel?

23And thekingH4428saidH559unto Shimei, Thou shaltnotH3808dieH4191. And thekingH4428sware unto him.

24AndMephiboshethלֹ֣אlo'H3808the son ofSaulוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559cameH413down to meet thekingH4428; and he hadneitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dressed his feet,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808trimmed his beard,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808washed his clothes, from the day thekingH4428departed until the day hecameH413home in peace.

25And itcameH935topassH935, when he wascomeH935to Jerusalem tomeetH7125thekingH4428, that thekingH4428said unto him, Wherefore wentestnotH3808thou withmeלְמִן־le.min-H4480,MephiboshethH4648?

26And heansweredH559, My lord, OkingH4428, my servant deceivedmeH935: for thy servantsaidH559, I will saddlemeH935an ass, that I may ride thereon, andgoH1980with thekingH4428;becauseH3588thy servant is lame.

27And he hath slandered thyservantH5650unto mylordH113thekingH4428; but mylordH113thekingH4428is as an angel ofGodH559: do thereforewhatעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921is good in thine eyes.

28For all my father’s house were but deadmenבְּעַבְדְּךָ֔be.'av.de.KhaH5650beforeH5869mylordH113thekingH4428: yet didst thousetH6213thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650among them thatdidH6213eat at thineownH5869table.Whatהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896rightH5869therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto thekingH4428?

29And thekingH4428saidאֶל־'el-H413unto him,WhyH4100speakest thouanyכָּל־kol-H3605moreH5750of thy matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

30And MephiboshethsaidH559unto thekingH4428, Yea, let him takeallדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, forasmuch as my lord thekingH4428is come in peace unto his own house:

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