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2 Samuel 13:23-29

23And it came to pass after twofullיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117yearsלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlish.na.Ta.yimH8141, thatAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53hadsheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙go.ze.ZimH1494inBaalhazorH1178, which is besideEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: andAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

24AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold now, thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650hathsheepshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494;letH3212thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, I beseech thee, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650goH3212with thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

25And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Nay, mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121, let us not all nowgoH3212, lest we beburdensomeנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513to thee. And hepressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him: yet hewouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14notgoH3212, butblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

26Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, If not, I pray thee, let mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goH3212with us. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why should hegoH3212with thee?

27ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53pressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, that he should letAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550and all theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121goוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971with him.

28NowAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadcommandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisservantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Markרְא֣וּre.'UH7200ye now whenAmnon’sאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550heartלֵב־lev-H3820ismerryH2896withwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196, and when Isayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to you,Smiteהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221Amnonאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550; thenkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191him,fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: have I notcommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you? becourageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388, and bevaliantלִבְנֵי־ חָֽיִל׃liv.nei- Cha.yilH1121 H2428.

29And theservantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213toAmnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550asAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680. Then all theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀vai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376rodeוַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּvai.yir.ke.VuH7392upon hismuleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505, andfledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

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