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2 Samuel 18:9-15

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.

15Andtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngmenנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armourכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627surroundedוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437andsmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, andslewוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191him.

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