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2 Samuel 19:31-40

31And Barzillai the Gileaditecameבָּ֞אba'H935down from Rogelim; and hewentH935over Jordan with thekingH4428, to conduct him over Jordan.

32NowBarzillaiH1271was a very aged man,evenH853fourscore years old: and he had provided thekingH4428with sustenancewhileH3383helayלְשַׁלְּח֖וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

33And thekingH4428said untoBarzillaiH1271, Come thou over withmeH1121, and I willsustainH3557thee withmeH1121in Jerusalem.

34AndBarzillaiH1271saidH559unto thekingH4428, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I shouldgoעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674upאֹתְךָ֛'o.te.KhaH853with thekingH4428untoJerusalemH3389?

35I am thisdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117fourscoreyearsיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117old:canH4100I discern between good and bad?canH4100thy servant tastewhatH4100I eat orwhatH4100I drink?canH4100I hearanyאֶעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.LehH5927moreכִּי־ki-H3588the voice of singingmenH8147and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet aburdenH413unto my lord thekingH4428?

36ThyservantH5650would butjustאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834goיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961over Jordan with thekingH4428: andwhyH4100should thekingH4428recompense itmeאֶל־'el-H413withsuchאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834a reward?

37Let thyservantH5650, I pray thee,turnיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, thyservantH5650Chimham; let himgoיַֽעֲבֹר֙ya.'a.VorH5674over with my lord thekingH4428; anddoH4100to himwhatH4100shall seem good unto thee.

38And thekingH4428answeredH7725,ChimhamH3643shallgoH7725over withmeH4994, and I willdoH6213to him thatwhichH834shallseemH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require ofmeH4994, that will IdoH6213for thee.

39Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834went over Jordan, and thekingH4428went over: and thekingH4428kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto hisownבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869placeוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605.

40SoH7725thekingH4428wentH7725over to Gilgal, and ChimhamwentH7725over with him: andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971of JudahbroughtH7725thekingH4428over, and also half thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofIsraelעַ֥ם'amH5971.

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