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2 Samuel 20:13

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹגָ֖ה מִן־הַֽמְסִלָּ֑ה עָבַ֤ר כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יֹואָ֔ב לִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃ When he was removed from the highway, every man passed on after Yoʾav to pursue after Shevaʿ son of Bikri.   Morphology כַּאֲשֶׁר (kaʾasher) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “When”; … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:12

וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל בַּדָּ֖ם בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַֽמְסִּלָּ֑ה וַיַּ֨רְא הָאִ֜ישׁ כִּֽי־עָמַ֣ד כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיַּסֵּב֩ אֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֨א מִן־הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ בֶּ֔גֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאָ֔ה כָּל־הַבָּ֥א עָלָ֖יו וְעָמָֽד׃ And ʿAmasa was wallowing in blood in the middle of the highway, and the man saw that all the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:11

וְאִישׁ֙ עָמַ֣ד עָלָ֔יו מִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖י יֹואָ֑ב וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָפֵ֧ץ בְּיֹואָ֛ב וּמִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־לְדָוִ֖ד אַחֲרֵ֥י יֹואָֽב׃ And a man stood over him from the young men of Yoʾav, and he said, “Whoever delights in Yoʾav, and whoever is for Dawid, after Yoʾav!” … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:10

וַעֲמָשָׂ֨א לֹֽא־נִשְׁמַ֜ר בַּחֶ֣רֶב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיַד־יֹואָ֗ב וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩ בָ֨הּ אֶל־הַחֹ֜מֶשׁ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ מֵעָ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וְלֹא־שָׁ֥נָה לֹ֖ו וַיָּמֹ֑ת ס וְיֹואָב֙ וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י אָחִ֔יו רָדַ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃ And ʿAmasa was not on guard against the sword that was in Yoʾav’s hand, and he struck him … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:9

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֹואָב֙ לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א הֲשָׁלֹ֥ום אַתָּ֖ה אָחִ֑י וַתֹּ֜חֶז יַד־יְמִ֥ין יֹואָ֛ב בִּזְקַ֥ן עֲמָשָׂ֖א לִנְשָׁק־לֹֽו׃ And Yoʾav said to ʿAmasa, “Are you well, my brother?” And Yoʾav’s right hand grasped the beard of ʿAmasa to kiss him.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:8

הֵ֗ם עִם־הָאֶ֤בֶן הַגְּדֹולָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגִבְעֹ֔ון וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א בָּ֣א לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְיֹואָ֞ב חָג֣וּר מִדֹּ֣ו לְבֻשׁ֗וּ וְעָלָיו חֲגֹ֥ור חֶ֨רֶב֙ מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת עַל־מָתְנָיו֙ בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ וְה֥וּא יָצָ֖א וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ ס They were at the great stone that is in Giveʿon, and ʿAmasa came before them. And Yoʾav was … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:7

וַיֵּצְא֤וּ אַֽחֲרָיו֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י יֹואָ֔ב וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃ And the men of Yoʾav went out after him, and the Kereti and the Peleti and all the mighty men, and they went out from Yerushalayim to … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:6

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֔י עַתָּ֗ה יֵ֧רַֽע לָ֛נוּ שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֖י מִן־אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום אַ֠תָּה קַ֞ח אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֨יךָ֙ וּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יו פֶּן־מָ֥צָא לֹ֛ו עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֹ֖ות וְהִצִּ֥יל עֵינֵֽנוּ׃ And Dawid said to Avishai, “Now Sheva son of Bikhri will do us more harm than Avshalom. You, take … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:5

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ עֲמָשָׂ֖א לְהַזְעִ֣יק אֶת־יְהוּדָ֑ה וייחר מִן־הַמֹּועֵ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְעָדֹֽו׃ ס And ʿAmasa went to call Yehuda, but he delayed beyond the appointed time which he had set.   Morphology וַיֵּלֶךְ (vayyelekh) – Root: הלך; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:4

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־עֲמָשָׂ֔א הַזְעֶק־לִ֥י אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וְאַתָּ֖ה פֹּ֥ה עֲמֹֽד׃ And the king said to ʿAmasa, “Call for me the men of Yehuda within three days, and you, stand here.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:3

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֣ד אֶל־בֵּיתֹו֮ יְרֽוּשָׁלִָם֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֵ֣ת עֶֽשֶׂר־נָשִׁ֣ים פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִנִּיחַ֩ לִשְׁמֹ֨ר הַבַּ֜יִת וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם בֵּית־מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹא־בָ֑א וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה צְרֻרֹ֛ות עַד־יֹ֥ום מֻתָ֖ן אַלְמְנ֥וּת חַיּֽוּת׃ ס And Dawid came to his house in Yerushalayim. And the king took the ten women, … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:2

וַיַּ֜עַל כָּל־אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֣בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֑י וְאִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ דָּבְק֣וּ בְמַלְכָּ֔ם מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וְעַד־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And every man of Yisraʾel withdrew from following Dawid and followed Sheva son of Bikhri; but the men of Yehuda clung to their king, from the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:1

וְשָׁ֨ם נִקְרָ֜א אִ֣ישׁ בְּלִיַּ֗עַל וּשְׁמֹ֛ו שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֖י אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י וַיִּתְקַ֣ע בַּשֹּׁפָ֗ר וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אֵֽין־לָ֨נוּ חֵ֜לֶק בְּדָוִ֗ד וְלֹ֤א נַֽחֲלָה־לָ֨נוּ֙ בְּבֶן־יִשַׁ֔י אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֖יו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And there happened to be a man of worthlessness, and his name was Sheva son of Bikhri, a man … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:44 (2 Samuel 19:43)

וַיַּ֣עַן אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עֶֽשֶׂר־יָדֹ֨ות לִ֣י בַמֶּלֶךְ וְגַם־בְּדָוִד֮ אֲנִ֣י מִמְּךָ֒ וּמַדּ֨וּעַ֙ הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה דְבָרִ֥י רִאשֹׁ֛ון לִ֖י לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־מַלְכִּ֑י וַיִּ֨קֶשׁ֙ דְּבַר־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְּבַ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And the man of Yisraʾel answered the man of Yehuda and said, “I have … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:43 (2 Samuel 19:42)

וַיַּעַן֩ כָּל־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה עַל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּֽי־קָרֹ֤וב הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵלַ֔י וְלָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ חָרָ֣ה לְךָ֔ עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה הֶאָכֹ֤ול אָכַ֨לְנוּ֙ מִן־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־נִשֵּׂ֥את נִשָּׂ֖א לָֽנוּ׃ ס And every man of Yehuda answered the men of Yisraʾel, “Because the king is near to me. And why … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:42 (2 Samuel 19:41)

וְהִנֵּ֛ה כָּל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּאִ֣ים אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ מַדּוּעַ֩ גְּנָב֨וּךָ אַחֵ֜ינוּ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּעֲבִ֨רוּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּיתֹו֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י דָוִ֖ד עִמֹּֽו׃ ס And behold, all the men of Yisraʾel came to the king and said to the king, “Why have our brothers, … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:41 (2 Samuel 19:40)

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֔לָה וְכִמְהָ֖ן עָבַ֣ר עִמֹּ֑ו וְכָל־עַ֤ם יְהוּדָה֙ וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְגַ֕ם חֲצִ֖י עַ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the king passed over to the Gilgal, and Kimham passed with him, and all the people of Yehuda also passed over the king—and even half … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:40 (2 Samuel 19:39)

וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר כָּל־הָעָ֛ם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ עָבָ֑ר וַיִּשַּׁ֨ק הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ לְבַרְזִלַּי֙ וַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּ וַיָּ֖שָׁב לִמְקֹמֹֽו׃ And all the people crossed the Yarden, and the king crossed over; and the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his place.   Morphology וַיַּעֲבֹר … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:39 (2 Samuel 19:38)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אִתִּי֙ יַעֲבֹ֣ר כִּמְהָ֔ם וַאֲנִי֙ אֶעֱשֶׂה־לֹּ֔ו אֶת־הַטֹּ֖וב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־תִּבְחַ֥ר עָלַ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ And the king said, “Kimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your eyes. And whatever you choose from … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:38 (2 Samuel 19:37)

יָֽשָׁב־נָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְאָמֻ֣ת בְּעִירִ֔י עִ֛ם קֶ֥בֶר אָבִ֖י וְאִמִּ֑י וְהִנֵּ֣ה עַבְדְּךָ֣ כִמְהָ֗ם יַֽעֲבֹר֙ עִם־אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַעֲשֵׂה־לֹ֕ו אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־טֹ֖וב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ ס Let your servant, I pray, remain and die in my city by the grave of my father and my mother. But … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:37 (2 Samuel 19:36)

כִּמְעַ֞ט יַעֲבֹ֧ר עַבְדְּךָ֛ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלָ֨מָּה֙ יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַגְּמוּלָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ Just a little way will your servant cross the Yarden with the king, so why should the king repay me with this reward?   Morphology כִּמְעַט (kimʿat) – Root: מעט; … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:36 (2 Samuel 19:35)

בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָה֩ אָנֹכִ֨י הַיֹּ֜ום הַאֵדַ֣ע בֵּין־טֹ֣וב לְרָ֗ע אִם־יִטְעַ֤ם עַבְדְּךָ֙ אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֹכַל֙ וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה אִם־אֶשְׁמַ֣ע עֹ֔וד בְּקֹ֖ול שָׁרִ֣ים וְשָׁרֹ֑ות וְלָמָּה֩ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ עֹוד֙ לְמַשָּׂ֔א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ I am today eighty years old—can I discern between good and evil? Can your servant … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:35 (2 Samuel 19:34)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר בַּרְזִלַּ֖י אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כַּמָּ֗ה יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔י כִּי־אֶעֱלֶ֥ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And Barzillai said to the king, “How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Yerushalayim?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:34 (2 Samuel 19:33)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־בַּרְזִלָּ֑י אַתָּה֙ עֲבֹ֣ר אִתִּ֔י וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֥י אֹתְךָ֛ עִמָּדִ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And the king said to Barzillai, “You cross over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Yerushalayim.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:33 (2 Samuel 19:32)

וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֔ד בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וְהֽוּא־כִלְכַּ֤ל אֶת־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּשִׁיבָתֹ֣ו בְמַחֲנַ֔יִם כִּֽי־אִ֛ישׁ גָּדֹ֥ול ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד׃ And Barzillai was very old, a man eighty years old, and he had provided for the king during his stay in Maḥanayim, for he was a very … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:32 (2 Samuel 19:31)

וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ הַגִּלְעָדִ֔י יָרַ֖ד מֵרֹגְלִ֑ים וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אֶת־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹ אֶת־בַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And Barzillai the Gileʿadi came down from Rogelim and crossed the Yarden with the king, to escort him over the Yarden.   Morphology וּבַרְזִלַּי (u-Varzillai) – Root: ברזלי; Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:31 (2 Samuel 19:30)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גַּ֥ם אֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל יִקָּ֑ח אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶך בְּשָׁלֹ֖ום אֶל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃ ס And Mefivoshet said to the king, “Let him even take it all, since my lord the king has come in peace to his house.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:30 (2 Samuel 19:29)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֛מָּה תְּדַבֵּ֥ר עֹ֖וד דְּבָרֶ֑יךָ אָמַ֕רְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה וְצִיבָ֔א תַּחְלְק֖וּ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ And the king said to him, “Why do you speak any more of your matters? I have said, you and Tsiva shall divide the field.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:29 (2 Samuel 19:28)

כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הָיָ֜ה כָּל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֗י כִּ֤י אִם־אַנְשֵׁי־מָ֨וֶת֙ לַאדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתָּ֨שֶׁת֙ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּאֹכְלֵ֖י שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָ וּמַה־יֶּשׁ־לִ֥י עֹוד֙ צְדָקָ֔ה וְלִזְעֹ֥ק עֹ֖וד אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ For all the house of my father were nothing but men doomed to death before my lord the king, yet … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:28 (2 Samuel 19:27)

וַיְרַגֵּ֣ל בְּעַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַטֹּ֖וב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ But he slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God; therefore, do what is good in your eyes. … Continue reading

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