2 Samuel 16

Ziba deceives David by claiming Mephibosheth's disloyalty and gains his estate; Shimei curses David, who accepts it as from YHWH; Absalom enters Jerusalem, Hushai feigns loyalty, and Ahithophel advises Absalom to publicly sleep with David's concubines to solidify his claim and irreparably break ties with his father.[1][2][5]

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וְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid and David and David and David HC/Np עָבַ֤ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 avar had passed he crossed over HVqp3ms מְעַט֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat a little a small amount of HNcmsa מֵֽ/הָ/רֹ֔אשׁ 𐤌/𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔 meharosh beyond the summit from the head HR/Td/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh behold and look! HC/Tm צִיבָ֛א 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 tsiva Ziba Stationed-One Tsiva HNp נַ֥עַר 𐤍𐤏𐤓 naar servant youth HNcmsc מְפִי 𐤌𐤐𐤉 mefi of Mephibosheth Scatterer of Shame Mefivoshet HNp בֹ֖שֶׁת 𐤁𐤔𐤕 voshet of Mephibosheth Scatterer of Shame Mefivoshet HNp לִ/קְרָאת֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato to meet him to encounter him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וְ/צֶ֨מֶד 𐤅/𐤑𐤌𐤃 vetsemed a couple and a yoked-pair of HC/Ncmsc חֲמֹרִ֜ים 𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 chamorim of donkeys male donkeys HNcbpa חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים 𐤇𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 chavushim saddled bound ones HVqsmpa וַ/עֲלֵי/הֶם֩ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vaaleyhem and on them and over them HC/R/Sp3mp מָאתַ֨יִם 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 matayim two hundred two hundred HAcbda לֶ֜חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem loaves of bread bread HNcbsa וּ/מֵאָ֧ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤀𐤄 umeah and a hundred and one hundred HC/Acbsa צִמּוּקִ֛ים 𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsimuqim of raisins pressed dried-grape cakes HNcmpa וּ/מֵ֥אָה 𐤅/𐤌𐤀𐤄 umeah-2 and a hundred and one hundred HC/Acbsa קַ֖יִץ 𐤒𐤉𐤑 qayits of summer fruit summer harvest-season HNcmsa וְ/נֵ֥בֶל 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤋 venevel and a skin and a sagging-skin vessel HC/Ncmsc יָֽיִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin of wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa
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וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR צִיבָ֖א 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 tsiva Ziba Stationed-One Tsiva HNp מָה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp לָּ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms צִ֠יבָא 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 tsiva-2 Ziba Stationed-One Tsiva HNp הַ/חֲמוֹרִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 hachamorim the donkeys the male donkeys HTd/Ncbpa לְ/בֵית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt for house to a house of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לִ/רְכֹּ֗ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤊𐤁 lirekov to ride to ride HR/Vqc ו/ל/ה/לחם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤌 vlhlchm and for the bread and for the bread HC/R/Td/Ncbsa וְ/הַ/לֶּ֤חֶם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤌 vehalechem and the bread and the bread HC/Td/Ncbsa וְ/הַ/קַּ֨יִץ֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤑 vehaqayits and the summer fruit and the summer season HC/Td/Ncmsa לֶ/אֱכ֣וֹל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤅𐤋 leekhol to eat to eat HR/Vqc הַ/נְּעָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanearim the young men the youths HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/יַּ֕יִן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 vehayayin and the wine and the wine HC/Td/Ncmsa לִ/שְׁתּ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 lishetot to drink to drink HR/Vqc הַ/יָּעֵ֖ף 𐤄/𐤉𐤏𐤐 hayaef the weary the exhausted one HTd/Aamsa בַּ/מִּדְבָּֽר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אַיֵּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤄 veayeh And where and where? HC/Ti בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) [is the] son son HNcmsc אֲדֹנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha of your master your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms צִיבָ֜א 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 tsiva Ziba Stationed-One Tsiva HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הִנֵּה֙ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev he sits dwelling-one of HVqrmsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אָמַ֔ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said he said HVqp3ms הַ/יּ֗וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa יָשִׁ֤יבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 yashivu they will return they will cause to return HVhi3mp לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מַמְלְכ֥וּת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelekhut kingdom kingdom of HNcfsc אָבִֽ/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi of my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs
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הֵשִׁיב֩ 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 heshiv has returned he caused to return HVhp3ms עָלֶ֨י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha upon you upon you HR/Sp2ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כֹּ֣ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsc דְּמֵ֣י 𐤃𐤌𐤉 demey bloods bloods of HNcmpc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house-of HNcmsc שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr מָלַ֨כְתָּ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 malakheta you reigned you reigned HVqp2ms תחת/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕/𐤅 tchtv in place of him under him HR/Sp3ms תַּחְתָּ֔י/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv underneath him beneath him; in his place HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he has given and he gave HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo הַ/מְּלוּכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊𐤄 hamelukhah the kingdom the kingship HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/יַ֖ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp בְּנֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 benekha Bene (Bemba) your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/הִנְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍/𐤊 vehinekha and behold you and look—you HC/Tj/Sp2ms בְּ/רָ֣עָתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤊 beraatekha in your evil in your evil HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc דָּמִ֖ים 𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 damim of bloods bloods HNcmpa אָֽתָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֲבִישַׁי֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤉 avishay Abishai Avishai Avishay HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֲבָדָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm בְנִ֛/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יָצָ֥א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa came forth he went out HVqp3ms מִ/מֵּעַ֖/י 𐤌/𐤌𐤏/𐤉 mimeay from my bowels from my inward parts HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 mevaqesh seeks the one persistently seeking HVprmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo נַפְשִׁ֑/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my life my living being HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/אַ֨ף 𐤅/𐤀𐤐 veaf how much more and even HC/D כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki now for/because HC עַתָּ֜ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you HD בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben son of son Ben Yemini HNgmsc הַ/יְמִינִ֗י 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 hayemini the Benjamite the Benjaminite the Ben Yemini HTd/Ngmsa הַנִּ֤חוּ 𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤅 hanichu Let him alone set down HVhv2mp ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms וִֽ/יקַלֵּ֔ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋 viqalel and let him curse and he will belittle HC/Vpi3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar has said he said HVqp3ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 achitofel Ahithophel My Brother is Folly Achitofel HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp בּ֚וֹא 𐤁𐤅𐤀 bo Go in in him HVqv2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י 𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤔𐤉 pilageshey concubines concubines of HNcfpc אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha of your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr הִנִּ֖יחַ 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇 hinicha he has left he set down HVhp3ms לִ/שְׁמ֣וֹר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓 lishemor to keep to guard HR/Vqc הַ/בָּ֑יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שָׁמַ֤ע 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏 veshama and will hear and he heard HC/Vqq3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּ 𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤕 niveasheta you have abhorred you have become foul-smelling HVNp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HR אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha-2 your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/חָ֣זְק֔וּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 vechazequ and will be strengthened and they became strong HC/Vqq3cp יְדֵ֖י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey hands the two hands of HNcbdc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr אִתָּֽ/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe are with you with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs
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