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