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2 Samuel 19:31-40

31AndBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּי֙u.var.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569camedownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381fromRogelimמֵרֹגְלִ֑יםme.ro.ge.LimH7274, and wentoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383with thekingH4428, toconductלְשַׁלְּח֖וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971him overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ha.vai.yar.denH3383.

32NowBarzillaiH1271was averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966agedזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204man, eveneightyשְׁמֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121: and he had provided thekingH4428withsustenanceכִלְכַּ֤לkhil.KalH3557while helayבְּשִׁיבָת֣וֹve.shi.va.ToH7871atMahanaimבְמַחֲנַ֔יִםve.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266; for he was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376.

33And thekingH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBarzillaiH1271, Come thouoverעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674with me, and I willfeedH3557thee with me inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

34AndBarzillaiH1271saidH559to thekingH4428, Howlongיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117have I toliveשְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔יshe.Nei chai.YaiH8141 H2416, that I should goupאֶעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.LehH5927with thekingH4428toJerusalemH3389?

35I am thisdayH3117eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121: and can Idiscernהַאֵדַ֣ע׀ha.'e.Da'H3045betweengoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilלְרָ֗עle.Ra'H7451? can thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650tasteיִטְעַ֤םyit.'AmH2938whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Ieatאֹכַל֙'o.KhalH398orwhatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Idrinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה'esh.TehH8354? can Ihearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085any more thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of singingmenשָׁרִ֣יםsha.RimH7891and singingwomenוְשָׁר֑וֹתve.sha.RotH7891? why then should thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650be yet aburdenלְמַשָּׂ֔אle.ma.Sa'H4853to mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingH4428?

36ThyservantH5650willgoH5674a littlewayכִּמְעַ֞טkim.'AtH4592overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383with thekingH4428: and why should thekingH4428recompenseיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me with such arewardהַגְּמוּלָ֖הha.ge.mu.LahH1578?

37Let thyservantH5650, I pray thee, returnagainיָֽשָׁב־ya.shov-H7725, that I maydieוְאָמֻ֣תve.'a.MutH4191in my owncityבְּעִירִ֔יbe.'i.RiH5892, and be buried by thegraveקֶ֥בֶרKe.verH6913of myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and of mymotherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517. But behold thyservantH5650Chimhamכִמְהָ֗םkhim.HamH3643; let him gooverH5674with mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingH4428; anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213to him what shall seemgoodבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH2896 H5869to thee.

38And thekingH4428answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,ChimhamH3643shallgoH5674over with me, and I willdoH6213to him that which shall seemgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896 H5869to thee: and whatever thou shaltrequireתִּבְחַ֥רtiv.CharH977of me, that will IdoH6213for thee.

39And all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentoverH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383. And when thekingH4428had comeoverH5674, thekingH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֨קvai.yi.ShakH5401Barzillaiלְבַרְזִלַּי֙le.var.zi.LaiH1271, andblessedוַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּvay.Va.ra.Khe.huH1288him; and hereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to his ownplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ סlim.ko.MoH4725.

40Then thekingH4428wentonH5674toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537, andChimhamוְכִמְהָ֖ןve.khim.HanH3643wentonH5674with him: and all thepeopleH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063conductedH5674thekingH4428, and alsohalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677thepeopleH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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