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2 Samuel 15:1-12

1And it came to pass afterthisמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53preparedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himchariotsמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818andhorsesוְסֻסִ֑יםve.su.SimH5483, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

2AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53roseearlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925, andstoodוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideיַ֖דyadH3027thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and it was so, that when anymanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376that had acontroversyרִיב֩rivH7379cameלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941, thenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ofwhatאֵֽי־'ei-H335cityעִיר֙'irH5892art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isoneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259of thetribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, thymattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896andrightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228; but there is no man deputed by thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428tohearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee.

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559moreover, O that I weremadeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, that everymanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376who hath anysuitרִ֥יבrivH7379orcauseוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941mightcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me, and I would do himjusticeוְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ve.hitz.dak.TivH6663!

5And it was so, that when anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376camenearבִּקְרָב־bik.rov-H7126to him to do himobeisanceלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812, he putforthוְשָׁלַ֧חve.sha.LachH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027, andtookוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388him, andkissedוְנָ֥שַׁקve.Na.shakH5401him.

6And in thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941: soAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleוַיְגַנֵּב֙vay.ga.NevH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And it came to passafterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, I pray thee, let megoH3212andpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088, which I havevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

8For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088while IabodeH3427atGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyriaבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, If theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall bring meagainיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725indeed toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then I willserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647theLORDיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068.

9And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him,GoH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965. So hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212toHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughout all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As soon as yehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, then ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53reignethמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11And withAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentהָלְכ֞וּha.le.KhuH1980twohundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that wereinvitedקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121; and theywentוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980in theirsimplicityלְתֻמָּ֑םle.tu.MamH8537, and theyknewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not anythingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counsellorיוֹעֵ֣ץyo.'EtzH3289, from hiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892, even fromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542, while heofferedבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077. And theconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195wasstrongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533; for thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227continuallyהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980withAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

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