Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 19:9-43

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.

24AndMephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586camedownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381tomeetH7125thekingH4428, and hadneitherH3808caredforעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213hisfeetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272, nortrimmedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213hisbeardשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222, norwashedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899, from thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117thekingH4428departedH3212until thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117hecameבָּ֥אba'H935again inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

25And it came to pass, when he hadcomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389tomeetH7125thekingH4428, that thekingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why didstthouH1980not go with me,MephiboshethH4648?

26And heansweredH559, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, OkingH4428, myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650deceivedרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411me: for thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559, I willsaddleאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280me adonkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543, that I mayrideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392on it, andgoH3212to thekingH4428; because thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650islameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455.

27And he hathslanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270thyservantH5650to mylordH113thekingH4428; but mylordH113thekingH4428is as anangelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213therefore what isgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

28For all of myfather’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004werebutלֹ֨אlo'H3808deadמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582before mylordH113thekingH4428: yet didst thousetוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896thyservantH5650among them thatateבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at thy owntableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979. Whatrightצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666thereforehaveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426I yet tocryוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199any more to thekingH4428?

29And thekingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Whyspeakestתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696thou any more of thymattersדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697? I havesaidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Thou andZibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505thelandהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

30AndMephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559to thekingH4428, Yea, let himtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947all,forasmuchאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingH4428hath comeagainבָּ֞אba'H935inpeaceבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965to his ownhouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.

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.

41And, behold, all themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelH3478cameבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to thekingH4428, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559tohimH4428, Why have ourbrethrenאַחֵ֜ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahH3063stolen theeawayגְּנָב֨וּךָge.na.Vu.khaH1589, and havebroughtH5674thekingH4428, and hishouseholdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, and allDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582with him, overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383?

42And all themenH376ofJudahH3063answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030themenH376ofIsraelH3478, Because thekingH4428is near ofkinקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138to us: why then are yeangryחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734for thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697? have weeatenהֶאָכ֤וֹלhe.'a.KholH398atallאָכַ֙לְנוּ֙'a.Khal.nuH398at theking’sH4428cost ? or hath hegivenנִשָּׂ֖אni.Sa'H5375us anygiftנִשֵּׂ֥אתni.SetH5379?

43And themenH376ofIsraelH3478answeredH6030themenH376ofJudahH3063, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, We havetenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235partsיָד֨וֹתya.DotH3027in thekingH4428, andweאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have also more right inDavidבְּדָוִד֮be.da.VidH1732than ye: why then did yedespiseהֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִיhe.ki.lo.Ta.niH7043us, that ouradviceH1697should not befirstרִאשׁ֛וֹןri.ShonH7223had in bringingbackלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725ourkingH4428? And thewordsH1697of themenH376ofJudahH3063werefiercerוַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙vai.Yi.keshH7185than thewordsH1697of themenH376ofIsraelH3478.

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