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2 Samuel 18:1-14

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were with him, andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760over themcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentforthוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971a thirdpartהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971under thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, and a thirdpartוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992under thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, and a thirdpartוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992under thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, I willsurelyיָצֹ֥אya.Tzo'H3318goforthאֵצֵ֛א'e.Tze'H3318with youmyselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589also.

3But thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt not goforthתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318: for if wefleeנֹ֨סnosH5127awayנָנ֜וּסna.NusH5127, they will notcareיָשִׂ֧ימוּ לֵ֗בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820for us; neither ifhalfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677of usdieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, will theycareיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820for us: but now thou artworthכָמֹ֖נוּkha.Mo.nuH3644tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505of us: therefore now it isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896that thou shouldesthelpלַעְזֽוֹר׃ סla'.zirH5826us out of thecityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whatseemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869to youbestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190I willdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179sideיַ֣דyadH3027, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameoutיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318byhundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and bythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

5And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Dealgentlyלְאַט־le.'at-H328for my sake with the youngmanלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288, even withAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53. And all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085when thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gave all thecaptainsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269chargeבְּצַוֹּ֥תbe.tza.VotH6680concerningדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6So thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was in theforestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669;

7Where thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereslainוַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּvai.yi.Na.ge.fuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and there was there agreatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505men .

8For thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was therescatteredנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327over thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of all thecountryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theforestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117than theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredאָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398.

9AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53metוַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'H7122theservantsלִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣יlif.Nei 'av.DeiH6440 H5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732. AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53rodeרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392upon amuleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505, and themuleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935under the thickboughsשׂוֹבֶךְ֩soeKhH7730of agreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424, and hisheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caughtfastוַיֶּחֱזַ֧קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in theoakבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424, and he was lefthangingוַיֻּתַּן֙vai.yu.TanH5414between theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and themuleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505that was under him wentawayעָבָֽר׃'a.VarH5674.

10And acertainאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingתָּל֖וּיta.LuiH8518in anoakבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424.

11AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, And, behold, thousawestרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200him, and why didst thou notsmiteהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221him there to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776? and I would havegivenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414theetenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235shekels ofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andaאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259beltוַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.RahH2290.

12And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Thoughוְל֨וּאve.lo'H3863I shouldreceiveשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shekels ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701in myhandכַּפַּי֙ka.PaiH3709, yet would I not putforthאֶשְׁלַ֥ח'esh.LachH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121: for in ourhearingבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thee andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104that none touch the youngmanבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.

13Otherwiseאֽוֹ־'o-H176I should havewroughtעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213falsehoodשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267against my ownlifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315: for there is nomatterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697hidיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582from thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and thou thyself wouldest havesetתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320thyself against me .

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, I may nottarryאֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176thus withtheeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440. And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in hishandבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628them through theheartH3820ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, while he was yetaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in the midst of theoakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

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