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2 Samuel 15:11-22

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.

13And therecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935amessengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820of themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650that were with him atJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965, and let usfleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272; for we shall not elseescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53: makespeedמַהֲר֣וּma.ha.RuH4116todepartH3212, lest he shouldovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381ussuddenlyיְמַהֵ֤רye.ma.HerH4116, andbringוְהִדִּ֤יחַve.hi.Di.achH5080evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451upon us, andsmiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15And theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are ready to do whatever mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallappointיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentforthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, and all hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him. And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֛יםna.ShimH802, who wereconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentforthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him, andtarriedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in aplaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004that was faroffהַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ha.mer.ChakH4801 H1023.

18And all hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedonעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674byיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027his side; and all theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774, and all thePelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432, and all theGittitesהַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.TimH1663,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whocameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterבְרַגְלוֹ֙ve.rag.LoH7272him fromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661, passedonעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, WhygoestH3212thou also with us?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725to thyplaceלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725, andabideוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428: for thou art astrangerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237, and also anexileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540.

20Though thoucamestבּוֹאֶ֗ךָbo.'E.khaH935butyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543, should I thisdayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117make theegoH3212up anddownאֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤'a.no.'a.khaH5128with us? seeing IgoH1980wherever I may,returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725thou, and takebackוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thybrethrenאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251:mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571be with thee.

21AndIttaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428livethוְחֵי֙ve.CheiH2416, surely in whatplaceבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall be, whether indeathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194orlifeלְחַיִּ֔יםle.chai.YimH2416, even there also will thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650be.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIttaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoH3212and passoverוַעֲבֹ֑רva.'a.VorH5674. AndIttaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passedoverוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674, and all hismenאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582, and all the littleonesהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945that were with him.

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