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2 Samuel 19:27 (2 Samuel 19:26)

וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַבְדִּ֣י רִמָּ֑נִי כִּֽי־אָמַ֨ר עַבְדְּךָ֜ אֶחְבְּשָׁה־לִּי֩ הַחֲמֹ֨ור וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י פִסֵּ֖חַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ And he said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said, ‘I will saddle the donkey for myself and ride … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:26 (2 Samuel 19:25)

וַיְהִ֛י כִּי־בָ֥א יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֛מָּה לֹא־הָלַ֥כְתָּ עִמִּ֖י מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃ And it happened when he came to Yerushalayim to meet the king, that the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mefivoshet?”   Morphology … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:25 (2 Samuel 19:24)

וּמְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת֙ בֶּן־שָׁא֔וּל יָרַ֖ד לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹא־עָשָׂ֨ה רַגְלָ֜יו וְלֹא־עָשָׂ֣ה שְׂפָמֹ֗ו וְאֶת־בְּגָדָיו֙ לֹ֣א כִבֵּ֔ס לְמִן־הַיֹּום֙ לֶ֣כֶת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־הַיֹּ֖ום אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א בְשָׁלֹֽום׃ And Mefivoshet son of Sha’ul came down to meet the king, and he had not dressed his feet, nor had he trimmed … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:24 (2 Samuel 19:23)

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־שִׁמְעִ֖י לֹ֣א תָמ֑וּת וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽע לֹ֖ו הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס And the king said to Shimeʿi, “You shall not die,” and the king swore to him.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyōmer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:23 (2 Samuel 19:22)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד מַה־לִּ֤י וְלָכֶם֙ בְּנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֔ה כִּי־תִֽהְיוּ־לִ֥י הַיֹּ֖ום לְשָׂטָ֑ן הַיֹּ֗ום י֤וּמַת אִישׁ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֚י הֲלֹ֣וא יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י הַיֹּ֖ום אֲנִי־מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And Dawid said, “What is there between me and you, sons of Tseruya, that you should be an adversary to … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:22 (2 Samuel 19:21)

וַיַּ֨עַן אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הֲתַ֣חַת זֹ֔את לֹ֥א יוּמַ֖ת שִׁמְעִ֑י כִּ֥י קִלֵּ֖ל אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃ ס Then Avishai son of Tseruya answered and said, “Should Shimeʿi not be put to death for this, for he cursed the anointed of YHWH?”   Morphology … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:21 (2 Samuel 19:20)

כִּ֚י יָדַ֣ע עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י חָטָ֑אתִי וְהִנֵּֽה־בָ֣אתִי הַיֹּ֗ום רִאשֹׁון֙ לְכָל־בֵּ֣ית יֹוסֵ֔ף לָרֶ֕דֶת לִקְרַ֖את אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס For your servant knows that I have sinned, and behold, I have come today as the first of all the house of Yosef to … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:20 (2 Samuel 19:19)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אַל־יַחֲשָׁב־לִ֣י אֲדֹנִי֮ עָוֹן֒ וְאַל־תִּזְכֹּ֗ר אֵ֚ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱוָ֣ה עַבְדְּךָ֔ בַּיֹּ֕ום אֲשֶׁר־יָׄצָ֥ׄאׄ אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לָשׂ֥וּם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־לִבֹּֽו׃ And he said to the king, “Let not my lord regard me guilty, and do not remember what your servant did perversely on … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:19 (2 Samuel 19:18)

וְעָבְרָ֣ה הָעֲבָרָ֗ה לַֽעֲבִיר֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות הַטֹּ֖וב בעינָיו וְשִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־גֵּרָ֗א נָפַל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּעָבְרֹ֖ו בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And the ferry crossed over to bring over the household of the king and to do what was good in his eyes, and Shimeʿi son … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:18 (2 Samuel 19:17)

וְאֶ֨לֶף אִ֣ישׁ עִמֹּו֮ מִבִּנְיָמִן֒ וְצִיבָ֗א נַ֚עַר בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥ר בָּנָ֛יו וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֲבָדָ֖יו אִתֹּ֑ו וְצָלְח֥וּ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And a thousand men were with him from Binyamin, and Tsiva, servant of the house of Shaʾul, and his fifteen sons and … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:17 (2 Samuel 19:16)

וַיְמַהֵ֗ר שִׁמְעִ֤י בֶן־גֵּרָא֙ בֶּן־הַיְמִינִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֨רֶד֙ עִם־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה לִקְרַ֖את הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִֽד׃ And Shimeʿi son of Gera, the Binyamini, who was from Baḥurim, hurried and went down with the men of Yehuda to meet King Dawid.   Morphology וַיְמַהֵר (vayyemaher) … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:16 (2 Samuel 19:15)

וַיָּ֣שָׁב הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּבֹ֖א עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וִיהוּדָ֞ה בָּ֣א הַגִּלְגָּ֗לָה לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהַעֲבִ֥יר אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And the king returned and came as far as the Yarden, and Yehuda came to the Gilgal to go to meet the king, to bring the king … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:15 (2 Samuel 19:14)

וַיַּ֛ט אֶת־לְבַ֥ב כָּל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁ֥וּב אַתָּ֖ה וְכָל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃ And he inclined the heart of all the men of Yehuda as one man, and they sent to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”   Morphology וַיַּט (vayyat) … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:14 (2 Samuel 19:13)

וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ תֹּֽמְר֔וּ הֲלֹ֛וא עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יֹוסִ֔יף אִם־֠לֹא שַׂר־צָבָ֞א תִּהְיֶ֧ה לְפָנַ֛י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת יֹואָֽב׃ And to ʿAmasa you shall say, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? Thus may God do to me, and thus … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:13 (2 Samuel 19:12)

אַחַ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אַתֶּ֑ם וְלָ֧מָּה תִהְי֛וּ אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh. And why should you be the last to bring back the king?’   Morphology אַחַי (ʾaḥai) – Root: אח; … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:12 (2 Samuel 19:11)

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד שָׁ֠לַח אֶל־צָדֹ֨וק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָ֥ר הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ לֵאמֹר֒ דַּבְּר֞וּ אֶל־זִקְנֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיוּ֙ אַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתֹ֑ו וּדְבַר֙ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּ֥א אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃ And King Dawid sent to Tsadoq and to Evyatar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Yehuda, … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:11 (2 Samuel 19:10)

וְאַבְשָׁלֹום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָשַׁ֣חְנוּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ מֵ֖ת בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֗ה לָמָ֥ה אַתֶּ֛ם מַחֲרִשִׁ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס And Avshalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in the battle; and now, why are you silent about bringing back the king?”   Morphology וְאַבְשָׁלֹום (ve-Avshalom) … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:10 (2 Samuel 19:9)

וַיְהִ֤י כָל־הָעָם֙ נָדֹ֔ון בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ הִצִּילָ֣נוּ מִכַּ֣ף אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ וְה֤וּא מִלְּטָ֨נוּ֙ מִכַּ֣ף פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְעַתָּ֛ה בָּרַ֥ח מִן־הָאָ֖רֶץ מֵעַ֥ל אַבְשָׁלֹֽום׃ And all the people were disputing among all the tribes of Yisraʾel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:9 (2 Samuel 19:8)

וַיָּ֥קָם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב בַּשָּׁ֑עַר וּֽלְכָל־הָעָ֞ם הִגִּ֣ידוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֤ה הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ יֹושֵׁ֣ב בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיָּבֹ֤א כָל־הָעָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָ֖ס אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ ס And the king arose and sat in the gate, and all the people were told, saying, “Behold, the king is … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:8 (2 Samuel 19:7)

וְעַתָּה֙ ק֣וּם צֵ֔א וְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־לֵ֣ב עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ כִּי֩ בַיהוָ֨ה נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי כִּי־אֵינְךָ֣ יֹוצֵ֗א אִם־יָלִ֨ין אִ֤ישׁ אִתְּךָ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְרָעָ֧ה לְךָ֣ זֹ֗את מִכָּל־הָרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אָה עָלֶ֔יךָ מִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָ עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ ס And now, arise, go out, and speak to the heart of your servants. For I have … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:7 (2 Samuel 19:6)

לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ אֶת־שֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָ וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א אֶת־אֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י הִגַּ֣דְתָּ הַיֹּ֗ום כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין לְךָ֙ שָׂרִ֣ים וַעֲבָדִ֔ים כִּ֣י יָדַ֣עְתִּי הַיֹּ֗ום כִּ֠י לֹא אַבְשָׁלֹ֥ום חַי֙ וְכֻלָּ֤נוּ הַיֹּום֙ מֵתִ֔ים כִּי־אָ֖ז יָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ To love your enemies and to hate your friends, for you have made it clear … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:6 (2 Samuel 19:5)

וַיָּבֹ֥א יֹואָ֛ב אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הַבָּ֑יִת וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ הַיֹּ֜ום אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ הַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤ים אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ הַיֹּ֔ום וְאֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ בָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ נָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ פִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃ And Yoʾav came to the king into the house, and he said, “You have shamed today the faces of all … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:5 (2 Samuel 19:4)

וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לָאַ֣ט אֶת־פָּנָ֔יו וַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ קֹ֣ול גָּדֹ֑ול בְּנִי֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃ ס And the king covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, “My son Avshalom, Avshalom, my son, my son!”   Morphology וְהַמֶּלֶךְ (ve-ha-melekh) … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:4 (2 Samuel 19:3)

וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב הָעָ֛ם בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא לָבֹ֣וא הָעִ֑יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב הָעָם֙ הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים בְּנוּסָ֖ם בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ And the people crept into the city on that day, as people who are ashamed creep in when they flee in battle.   Morphology וַיִּתְגַּנֵּב (vayyitgannev) – Root: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:3 (2 Samuel 19:2)

וַתְּהִ֨י הַתְּשֻׁעָ֜ה בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֛וּא לְאֵ֖בֶל לְכָל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֣ע הָעָ֗ם בַּיֹּ֤ום הַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נֶעֱצַ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־בְּנֹֽו׃ And the victory on that day became mourning for all the people, because the people heard on that day, saying, “The king is grieved over his … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:2 (2 Samuel 19:1)

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְיֹואָ֑ב הִנֵּ֨ה הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ בֹּכֶ֛ה וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ And it was told to Yoʾav, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning over Avshalom.”   Morphology וַיֻּגַּד (vayyuggad) – Root: נגד; Form: Wayyiqtol Hofal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And it was … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 19:1 (2 Samuel 18:33)

וַיִּרְגַּ֣ז הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיַּ֛עַל עַל־עֲלִיַּ֥ת הַשַּׁ֖עַר וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וְכֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר בְּלֶכְתֹּ֗ו בְּנִ֤י אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ בְּנִ֣י בְנִ֣י אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן מוּתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י תַחְתֶּ֔יךָ אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃ And the king was shaken, and he went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:32

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־הַכּוּשִׁ֔י הֲשָׁלֹ֥ום לַנַּ֖עַר לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכּוּשִׁ֗י יִהְי֤וּ כַנַּ֨עַר֙ אֹֽיְבֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־קָ֥מוּ עָלֶ֖יךָ לְרָעָֽה׃ ס And the king said to the Kushi, “Is it well with the young man, with Avshalom?” And the Kushi said, “May the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:31

וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכּוּשִׁ֖י בָּ֑א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכּוּשִׁ֗י יִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־שְׁפָטְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ הַיֹּ֔ום מִיַּ֖ד כָּל־הַקָּמִ֥ים עָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס And behold, the Kushi came. And the Kushi said, “May my lord the king receive good news, for today YHWH has vindicated you from the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 18:30

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ סֹ֖ב הִתְיַצֵּ֣ב כֹּ֑ה וַיִּסֹּ֖ב וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ And the king said, “Turn aside, stand here.” So he turned aside and stood.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Wayyiqtol Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: … Continue reading

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