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2 Samuel 14:29-33

29ThereforeAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, that he mightsendלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971him to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; but hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notcomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to him: and when he sentagainוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145, hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notcomeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

30Therefore hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650,Seeרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200,Joab’sיוֹאָ֤בyo.'AvH3097fieldחֶלְקַ֨תchel.KatH2513isnearH413mineיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027, and he hathbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184there;goH3212andsetוְהַצִּית֣וּהָve.ho.tzi.tei.haH3341it onfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784. AndAbsalom’sאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵ֧י'av.DeiH5650setוַיַּצִּ֜תוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341thefieldהַחֶלְקָ֖הha.chel.KahH2513onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

31ThenJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to hishouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why have thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.khaH5650setהִצִּ֧יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341myfieldהַחֶלְקָ֥הha.chel.KahH2513onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784?

32AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097, Behold, Isentשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Comeבֹּ֣אbo'H935here, that I maysendוְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ve.'esh.le.ChahH7971thee to thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, tosayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Why am Icomeבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935fromGeshurמִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.ShurH1650? it had beengoodט֥וֹבTovH2896for me had I been there still: now therefore let meseeאֶרְאֶה֙'er.'EhH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440; and if thereisיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426anyiniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771in me, let himkillוֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ve.he.mi.Ta.niH4191me.

33SoJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him: and when he hadcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53, hecameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself on hisfaceאַפָּ֛יו'a.PavH639to thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: and thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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