2 Samuel 16
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וְדָוִ֗דand Davidעָבַ֤רhe passed onמְעַט֙a littleמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁfrom the topוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!צִיבָ֛אZibaנַ֥עַרthe servant ofמְפִי־Mephi-בֹ֖שֶׁת-boshethלִקְרָאת֑וֹto meet himוְצֶ֨מֶדand a pair ofחֲמֹרִ֜יםdonkeysחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםwere saddledוַעֲלֵיהֶם֩and were on themמָאתַ֨יִםtwo hundredלֶ֜חֶםbreadsוּמֵאָ֧הand one hundredצִמּוּקִ֛יםbunches of raisinsוּמֵ֥אָהand one hundredקַ֖יִץsummer fruitוְנֵ֥בֶלand a skin ofיָֽיִן׃wine
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingאֶל־toצִיבָ֖אZibaמָה־what?אֵ֣לֶּהare these thingsלָּ֑ךְto the youוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidצִ֠יבָאZibaהַחֲמוֹרִ֨יםthe donkeysלְבֵית־are for the household ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingלִרְכֹּ֗בto rideוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםand the breadוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙and the summer fruitלֶאֱכ֣וֹלare to eatהַנְּעָרִ֔יםthe young menוְהַיַּ֕יִןand the wineלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתis to drinkהַיָּעֵ֖ףthe weary personבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃in the wilderness
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְאַיֵּ֖הand where?בֶּן־is the son ofאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָmasters yourוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidצִיבָ֜אZibaאֶל־toהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingהִנֵּה֙there!יוֹשֵׁ֣בhe is dwellingבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םin Jerusalemכִּ֣יforאָמַ֔רhe saidהַיּ֗וֹםthis dayיָשִׁ֤יבוּthey will restoreלִי֙to the meבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֵ֖תobj.מַמְלְכ֥וּתthe kingdom ofאָבִֽי׃father my
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וּבָ֛אand he cameהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingדָּוִ֖דDavidעַד־toבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםBahurimוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!מִשָּׁם֩from thereאִ֨ישׁa manיוֹצֵ֜אwas coming outמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתfrom the clan ofבֵּית־the house ofשָׁא֗וּלSaulוּשְׁמוֹ֙and name hisשִׁמְעִ֣יwas Shimeiבֶן־the son ofגֵּרָ֔אGeraיֹצֵ֥אhe was coming outיָצ֖וֹאcontinuously to comeוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃and cursing
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הֵשִׁיב֩he has brought backעָלֶ֨יךָon youיְהוָ֜הYahwehכֹּ֣ל׀allדְּמֵ֣יthe bloods ofבֵית־the house ofשָׁא֗וּלSaulאֲשֶׁ֤רwhomמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙you have reignedתַּחְתָּ֔יוin place of himוַיִּתֵּ֤ןand he has givenיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.הַמְּלוּכָ֔הthe kingshipבְּיַ֖דin the hand ofאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםAbsalomבְּנֶ֑ךָson yourוְהִנְּךָ֙and here youבְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָare in calamity yourכִּ֛יforאִ֥ישׁare a man ofדָּמִ֖יםbloodsאָֽתָּה׃you
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֲבִישַׁ֤יAbishaiבֶּן־the son ofצְרוּיָה֙Zeruiahאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingלָ֣מָּהto why?יְקַלֵּ֞לwill he curseהַכֶּ֤לֶבthe dogהַמֵּת֙the deadהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֶת־obj.אֲדֹנִ֖יlord myהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingאֶעְבְּרָה־let me pass overנָּ֖אpleaseוְאָסִ֥ירָהand let me removeאֶת־obj.רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סhead his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingמַה־what?לִּ֥יis to meוְלָכֶ֖םand to the youבְּנֵ֣יO sons ofצְרֻיָ֑הZeruiahכֹּ֣הthusיְקַלֵּ֗לhe is cursingכִּ֤יforיְהוָה֙Yahwehאָ֤מַרhe has saidלוֹ֙to the himקַלֵּ֣לcurseאֶת־obj.דָּוִ֔דDavidוּמִ֣יand who?יֹאמַ֔רwill he sayמַדּ֖וּעַwhy?עָשִׂ֥יתָהhave you doneכֵּֽן׃ סthus
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֤דDavidאֶל־toאֲבִישַׁי֙Abishaiוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allעֲבָדָ֔יוservants hisהִנֵּ֥הhere!בְנִ֛יson myאֲשֶׁר־whoיָצָ֥אhe went outמִמֵּעַ֖יfrom inward parts myמְבַקֵּ֣שׁis seekingאֶת־obj.נַפְשִׁ֑יlife myוְאַ֨ףand indeed?כִּֽי־forעַתָּ֜הnowבֶּן־the Ben-הַיְמִינִ֗יthe jaminiteהַנִּ֤חוּleave aloneלוֹ֙to the himוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לso he may curseכִּ֥יforאָֽמַר־he has spokenל֖וֹto the himיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיֵּ֧לֶךְand he wentדָּוִ֛דDavidוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוand men hisבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סon the roadוְשִׁמְעִ֡יand Shimeiהֹלֵךְ֩was goingבְּצֵ֨לַעon the side ofהָהָ֜רthe mountainלְעֻמָּת֗וֹto parallel with himהָלוֹךְ֙he wentוַיְקַלֵּ֔לand he cursedוַיְסַקֵּ֤לand he stoned themבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙with the stonesלְעֻמָּת֔וֹto parallel with himוְעִפַּ֖רand he dusted themבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פwith the dust
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙Ahithophelאֶל־toאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םAbsalomבּ֚וֹאgoאֶל־intoפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יthe concubines ofאָבִ֔יךָfather yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהִנִּ֖יחַhe leftלִשְׁמ֣וֹרto keepהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוְשָׁמַ֤עand it will hearכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelכִּֽי־thatנִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּyou have made yourself odiousאֶת־withאָבִ֔יךָfather yourוְחָ֣זְק֔וּand they will be strongיְדֵ֖יthe hands ofכָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoאִתָּֽךְ׃are with you
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וַעֲצַ֣תand the counsel ofאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶלAhithophelאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichיָעַץ֙he counseledבַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֔םthe thoseכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רwas just asיִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁhe enquires-anyoneבִּדְבַ֣רby the word ofהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godכֵּ֚ןwas soכָּל־allעֲצַ֣תthe counsel ofאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶלAhithophelגַּם־bothלְדָוִ֖דto Davidגַּ֥םas well asלְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ סto Absalom
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