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2 Samuel 16:15-22

15AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302with him.

16And it came to pass, whenHushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֛יha.'ar.KiH757,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463, hadcomeבָּ֞אba'H935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, thatHushaiחוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, Godsaveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Godsaveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

17AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHushaiחוּשַׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365, Is this thykindnessחַסְדְּךָ֖chas.de.KhaH2617to thyfriendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453? whywentestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980thou not with thyfriendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?

18AndHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53, Nay; but whom theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and thispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971, and all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,chooseבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977, his will I be, and with him will Iabideאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427.

19Andagainוְהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתve.ha.she.NitH8145, whom should Iserveאֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד'e.'e.VodH5647? should I not serve in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121? as I haveservedעָבַ֙דְתִּי֙'a.Vad.tiH5647in thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440, so will I be in thypresenceלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פli.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

20Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098among you what we shalldoנַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

21AndAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, Goinבּ֚וֹאBo'H935to thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1concubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370, which he hathleftH3240tokeepלִשְׁמ֣וֹרlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085that thou artabhorredנִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּniv.'Ash.taH887by thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1: then shall thehandsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of all that are with thee bestrongוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.

22So theyspreadוַיַּטּ֧וּvai.ya.TuH5186Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53atentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168upon the top of thehouseהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406; andAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentinוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1concubinesפִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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