2 Samuel 15

Absalom charms Israel, declares himself king in Hebron, and forces David to flee Jerusalem, marking the start of Absalom's rebellion against his father.[9]

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וְ/הִשְׁכִּים֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 vehishekim and-he-would-rise-early and he rose early HC/Vhq3ms אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp וְ/עָמַ֕ד 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤃 veamad and-he-stood and he stood HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al beside upon HR יַ֖ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the side of open hand HNcbsc דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of HNcbsc הַ/שָּׁ֑עַר 𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤓 hashaar of the gate the gate HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish man the man HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יִהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh had he will come to be HVqi3ms לּ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms רִיב֩ 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv a controversy dispute HNcbsa לָ/ב֨וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to come to come in HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 lamishepat for judgment for the judicial decision HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera then Absalom called he called HC/Vqw3ms אַבְשָׁל֤וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom-2 Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵֽי 𐤀𐤉 ey kai (Lozi) Of what where is? HTi מִ/זֶּ֥ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh city from this HR/Pdxms עִיר֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir art thou watchful settlement HNcfsa אַ֔תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מֵ/אַחַ֥ד 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤃 meachad Eka (Bemba) from one from one HR/Acmsc שִׁבְטֵֽי 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey of the tribes rods-of / tribal-branches-of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַבְדֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms אַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et for object-marker HTo אֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 achitofel Ahithophel My Brother is Folly Achitofel HNp הַ/גִּֽילֹנִ֜י 𐤄/𐤂𐤉𐤋𐤍𐤉 hagiloni the Gilonite the man from Giloh the Giloni HTd/Ngmsa יוֹעֵ֣ץ 𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤑 yoets counselor counseling one of HVqrmsc דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David's David David HNp מֵֽ/עִיר/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 meiro from his city from his city HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms מִ/גִּלֹ֔ה 𐤌/𐤂𐤋𐤄 migiloh from Giloh from Giloh from Giloh HR/Np בְּ/זָבְח֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤆𐤁𐤇/𐤅 bezavecho while he offered in his slaughter-for-sacrifice HR/Vqc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo הַ/זְּבָחִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 hazevachim sacrifices the ritual slaughters HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יְהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and was and he became HC/Vqw3ms הַ/קֶּ֨שֶׁר֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤔𐤓 haqesher the conspiracy the binding plot HTd/Ncmsa אַמִּ֔ץ 𐤀𐤌𐤑 amits strong valiant strong one HAamsa וְ/הָ/עָ֛ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the gathered people HC/Td/Ncmsa הוֹלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe going the one walking HVqrmsa וָ/רָ֖ב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 varav and numerous and great HC/Aamsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 with object-marker HR אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom-2 Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּ֠וִד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc עֲבָדָ֨י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אִתּ֤/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms בִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalaim in Jerusalem Foundation-of-Wholeness in Yerushalam HR/Np ק֣וּמוּ 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 qumu Arise Rise up! HVqv2mp וְ/נִבְרָ֔חָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤄 veniverachah and let us flee and let us flee HC/Vqh1cp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִֽהְיֶה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh there will be you will become HVqi3fs לָּ֥/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us HR/Sp1cp פְלֵיטָ֖ה 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤄 feleytah escape escape-survival HNcfsa מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the face of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp מַהֲר֣וּ 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 maharu make speed hasten yourselves HVpv2mp לָ/לֶ֗כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to depart to go HR/Vqc פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC יְמַהֵ֤ר 𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓 yemaher he overtake he hastens HVpi3ms וְ/הִשִּׂגָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤂/𐤍𐤅 vehisiganu and overtake us and he overtook us HC/Vhq3ms/Sp1cp וְ/הִדִּ֤יחַ 𐤅/𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤇 vehidicha and bring down and he drove away HC/Vhq3ms עָלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu upon us upon us HR/Sp1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ֣/רָעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah evil the evil HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הִכָּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤄 vehikah and smite and he struck HC/Vhq3ms הָ/עִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi with the edge of according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חָֽרֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 charev the sword destroying blade HNcfsa
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וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc עֲבָדָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms עֹבְרִ֣ים 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 overim passing over the crossing-ones HVqrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR יָד֔/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal-2 and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/כְּרֵתִ֖י 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 hakereti the Cherethite the Kerethite guardsman the Kereti HTd/Ngmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal-3 and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/פְּלֵתִ֑י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉 hapeleti the Pelethite the Pelethite guard the Peleti HTd/Ngmsa וְ/כָֽל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal-4 and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/גִּתִּ֞ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤕𐤉𐤌 hagitim the Gittites the men of Gath the Gitim HTd/Ngmsa שֵׁשׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six HAcfsa מֵא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr בָּ֤אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau had come they came HVqp3cp בְ/רַגְל/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤅 veragelo at his feet at his foot HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms מִ/גַּ֔ת 𐤌/𐤂𐤕 migat from Gath from Gath from Gat HR/Np עֹבְרִ֖ים 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 overim-2 passing over the crossing-ones HVqrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 before upon HR פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face of face of HNcbpc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יַּ֧עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms אִתַּ֛י 𐤀𐤕𐤉 itay Ittai With-me Itay HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay lives living HAamsa יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/חֵי֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤉 vechey and lives and he lived HC/Ncbsc אֲדֹנִ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC בִּ/מְק֞וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bimeqom in place in the standing-place of HR/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr יִֽהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will come to be HVqi3ms שָּׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD אֲדֹנִ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni-2 my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 whether if / whether HC לְ/מָ֨וֶת֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lemavet for death to death HR/Ncmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-3 or if / whether HC לְ/חַיִּ֔ים 𐤋/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 lechayim for life to lives HR/Ncmpa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 surely for/because HC שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham-2 there in that place HD יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh-2 will be he will come to be HVqi3ms עַבְדֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HD צָד֜וֹק 𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤒 tsadoq Zadok Righteous One Tsadoq HNp וְ/כָֽל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/לְוִיִּ֣ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa אִתּ֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms נֹֽשְׂאִים֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 noseim bearing the lifting ones HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲרוֹן֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of HNcbsc בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement HNcfsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יַּצִּ֨קוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤒𐤅 vayatsiqu and they set down and they caused to pour HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron-2 the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יַּ֖עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and went up and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms אֶבְיָתָ֑ר 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤓 eveyatar Abiathar Father Is Abundant Eveyatar HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR תֹּ֥ם 𐤕𐤌 tom had finished to be complete HVqc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לַ/עֲב֥וֹר 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 laavor passing to cross over HR/Vqc מִן 𐤌𐤍 min out of from HR הָ/עִֽיר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa
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וְ/דָוִ֡ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid And David and David and David HC/Np עֹלֶה֩ 𐤏𐤋𐤄 oleh was going up ascending one HVqrmsa בְ/מַעֲלֵ֨ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 vemaaleh by the ascent of in ascent-of HR/Ncmsc הַ/זֵּיתִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤌 hazeytim the Mount of Olives the olive trees HTd/Ncmpa עֹלֶ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 oleh-2 going up ascending one HVqrmsa וּ/בוֹכֶ֗ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤄 uvokheh and weeping and weeping HC/Vqrmsa וְ/רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤔 verosh and head and head of HC/Ncmsa ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo his HR/Sp3ms חָפ֔וּי 𐤇𐤐𐤅𐤉 chafuy was covered overlaid HVqsmsa וְ/ה֖וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms הֹלֵ֣ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe was walking the one walking HVqrmsa יָחֵ֑ף 𐤉𐤇𐤐 yachef barefoot barefoot HAamsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr אִתּ֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito were with him with him HR/Sp3ms חָפוּ֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤅 chafu had covered they overlaid HVqp3cp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho their head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/עָל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤅 vealu and they went up and they ascended HC/Vqq3cp עָלֹ֖ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aloh going up ascending HVqa וּ/בָכֹֽה 𐤅/𐤁𐤊𐤄 uvakhoh weeping and weeping HC/Vqa
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וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if HC/C הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa תָּשׁ֗וּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv you return you will return HVqi2ms וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֤ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and say and you said HC/Vqp2ms לְ/אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leaveshalom to Absalom to Father-is-Peace to Avishalom HR/Np עַבְדְּ/ךָ֨ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe O king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 eheyeh will be I will be HVqi1cs עֶ֣בֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant serving-man HNcmsc אָבִ֤י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha of your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַֽ/אֲנִי֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I and I HC/Pp1cs מֵ/אָ֔ז 𐤌/𐤀𐤆 meaz from then from then HR/D וְ/עַתָּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and now and now HC/D וַ/אֲנִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani-2 Ine (Bemba) and I and I HC/Pp1cs עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha-2 your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/הֵפַרְתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤄 vehefaretah you will defeat and you caused to annul HC/Vhp2ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo עֲצַ֥ת 𐤏𐤑𐤕 atsat counsel counsel of HNcfsc אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 achitofel of Ahithophel My Brother is Folly Achitofel HNp
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