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2 Samuel 16:5-13

5And whenkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935toBahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980, behold, from there cameoutיוֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617: he cameforthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318, andcursedוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043continually as hecameיָצ֖וֹאya.Tzo'H3318.

6And hecastוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68atDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and at all theservantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and all the mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368were on his righthandמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on hisleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

7And thussaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096when hecursedבְּקַֽלְל֑וֹbe.ka.LoH7043, Comeoutצֵ֥אtze'H3318, comeoutצֵ֛אtze'H3318, thoubloodyהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, and thouworthlessהַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376:

8TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathreturnedהֵשִׁיב֩he.ShivH7725upon thee all thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, in whose stead thou hastreignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427; and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathdeliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410into thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121: and, behold, thou art taken in thymischiefבְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָbe.Ra.'a.Te.khaH7451, because thou art abloodyדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

9Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Why should thisdeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? let me gooverאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674, I pray thee, and takeoffוְאָסִ֥ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.

10And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What have I to do with you, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870? so let himcurseיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043, because theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathsaidאָ֤מַר'A.marH559to him,Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732. Who shall thensayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, Why hast thou donesoעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?

11AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52, and to all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, Behold, mysonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121, who cameforthיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318from my ownbodyמִמֵּעַ֖יmi.me.'AiH4578,seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315: how much more now may thisBenjamiteH1145do it ? let himaloneH3240, and let himcurseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043; for theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathbiddenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

12It may be that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willlookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on myafflictionבְּעֵינִ֑יbe.'o.niH5869 H6040, and that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068willrepayוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725megoodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for hiscursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13And asDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212by thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870,Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentalongH1980on thehill’sהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022sideבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763oppositeלְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, andcursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043as hewentH1980, andthrewוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68atלְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, andcastוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083.

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