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2 Samuel 19:6-23

6In that thoulovestלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157thyenemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130, andhatestוְלִשְׂנֹ֖אve.lis.No'H8130thyfriendsאֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157. For thou hastdeclaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046thisdayH3117, that thou regardest neitherprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269norservantsH5650: for thisdayH3117Iperceiveיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045, thatifל֣וּloH3863Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadlivedחַי֙chaiH2416, and all we haddiedמֵתִ֔יםme.TimH4191thisdayH3117, then it had pleased theewellיָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH3477 H5869.

7Now thereforeariseק֣וּםkumH6965, goforthצֵ֔אTze'H3318, andspeakוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696kindlyלֵ֣בlevH3820to thyservantsH5650: for Iswearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by theLORDבַיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068, if thou shalt not goforthיוֹצֵ֗אyo.Tze'H3318, there will nottarryיָלִ֨יןya.LinH3885oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376with thee thisnightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915: and that will beworseוְרָעָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7489to thee than all theevilהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that hathbefallenבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935thee from thyyouthמִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָmi.ne.'u.Rei.khaH5271until now.

8Then thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roseH6965, andsatוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thegateבַּשָּׁ֑עַרba.Sha.'arH8179. And theytoldהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046to all thepeopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Behold, thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428dothsitיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179. And all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: forIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadfledנָ֖סnasH5127everymanH376to histentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168.

9And all thepeopleH5971were atstrifeנָד֔וֹןna.DonH1777throughout all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelH3478,sayingH559, ThekingH4428savedהִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀hi.tzi.La.nuH5337us from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of ourenemiesאֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341, and hedeliveredמִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙mi.le.Ta.nuH4422us from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430; and now he hathfledבָּרַ֥חba.RachH1272out of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10AndAbsalomH53, whom weanointedמָשַׁ֣חְנוּma.Shach.nuH4886over us, isdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421. Now therefore whyspeakמַחֲרִשִׁ֖יםma.cha.ri.ShimH2790ye not a word ofbringingלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725thekingH4428backH7725?

11AndkingH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971toZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659and toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696to theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Why are ye thelastאַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314tobringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725thekingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004? seeing thespeechוּדְבַר֙u.de.VarH1697of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935to thekingH4428, even to hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

12Ye are mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, ye are mybonesעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106and myfleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320: why then are ye thelastH314to bringbackH7725thekingH4428?

13Andsayתֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559ye toAmasaוְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Art thou not of myboneH6106, and of myfleshH1320?Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so to me, andmoreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254also, if thou be notcaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצָבָ֞אtza.Va'H6635beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440mecontinuallyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117in theplaceתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

14And hebowedוַיַּ֛טvai.YatH5186theheartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824of all themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, even as the heart ofoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376; so that theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971this word to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725thou, and all thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

15So thekingH4428returnedH7725, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383. AndJudahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537, togoH3212tomeetH7125thekingH4428, toconductH5674thekingH4428overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

16AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617, aBenjamiteH1145, who was ofBahurimמִבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםmi.ba.chu.RimH980,hastedוַיְמַהֵ֗רvay.ma.HerH4116and camedownוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381with themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahH3063tomeetH7125kingH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17And there were athousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376ofBenjaminH1145with him, andZibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717theservantנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and hisfifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568 H6240sonsH1121and histwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650with him; and they wentoverוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingH4428.

18And there wentoverוְעָבְרָ֣הve.'a.ve.RahH5674a ferryboatהָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.RahH5679to carryoverלַֽעֲבִיר֙la.'a.VirH5674theking’sH4428householdH1004, and todoוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213what hethoughtבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896. AndShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096thesonH1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617felldownנָפַל֙na.FalH5307beforeH6440thekingH4428, as he cameoverבְּעָבְר֖וֹbe.'a.ve.RoH5674JordanH3383;

19Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingH4428, Let not mylordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113imputeיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803iniquityעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771to me, neither do thourememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142that which thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650didperverselyהֶעֱוָ֣הhe.'e.VahH5753thedayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117that mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingH4428wentoutיָׄצָ֥ׄאׄya.Tza'H3318ofJerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389, that thekingH4428shouldtakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760it to hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

20For thyservantH5650dothknowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that I havesinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398: therefore, behold, I havecomeבָ֣אתִיVa.tiH935thefirstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223thisdayH3117of all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to godownלָרֶ֕דֶתla.Re.detH3381tomeetH7125mylordH113thekingH4428.

21ButAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Shall notShimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096be put todeathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191for this, because hecursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?

22AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559, What have I to do with you, yesonsH1121ofZeruiahH6870, that ye should thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beadversariesלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854to me? shall there anymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376be put todeathH4191thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478? for do not Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I am thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

23Therefore thekingH4428saidH559toShimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096, Thou shalt notdieH4191. And thekingH4428sworeוַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to him.

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