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And King David sent word to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, Say to the responsible men of Judah, Why are you the last to take steps to get the king back to his house?

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

You are my brothers, my bone and my flesh; why are you the last to get the king back again?

וְלָ֧מָּה (לָ֧) La. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!

וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “to <the>”לְפָנַ֛י (לְ) le. “<to>”

So the king came back, and came as far as Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, meeting the king there, to take him back with them over Jordan.

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לְהַעֲבִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”

And Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, got up quickly and went down with the men of Judah for the purpose of meeting King David;

לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

And with him a thousand men of Benjamin, and Ziba, the servant of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants, came rushing to Jordan before the king,

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And kept going across the river to take the people of the king's house over, and to do whatever was desired by the king. And Shimei, the son of Gera, went down on his face in the dust before the king, when he was about to go over Jordan,

לַֽעֲבִיר֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And said to him, Let me not be judged as a sinner in your eyes, O my lord, and do not keep in mind the wrong I did on the day when my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, or take it to heart.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “to <the>”לָשׂ֥וּם (לָ) la. “to”

For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “of”לָרֶ֕דֶת (לָ) la. “to”לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “[is] to”וְלָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to <the>”לְשָׂטָ֑ן (לְ) le. “<into>”

So the king said to Shimei, You will not be put to death. And the king gave him his oath.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לְמִן־ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?

לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

לִּי֩ (לִּ) l “for <the>”

For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

לַאדֹנִ֣י (לַ) la. “to”לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “for <the>”וְלִזְעֹ֥ק (לִ) li “to”

And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.

לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

I am now eighty years old: good and bad are the same to me; have meat and drink any taste for me now? am I able to take pleasure in the voices of men or women in song? why then am I to be a trouble to my lord the king?

לְרָ֗ע (לְ) le. “and”וְלָמָּה֩ (לָ) la. “<to>”לְמַשָּׂ֔א (לְ) le. “<into>”

Your servant's desire was only to take the king over Jordan; why is the king to give me such a reward?

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (לָ֙) La. “<to>”

Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.

ל֕וֹ (ל֕) l “for <the>”

And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

לּ֔וֹ (לּ֔) l “for <the>”לָּֽךְ׃ (לָּֽ) La “for <the>”

Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.

לְבַרְזִלַּי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

And all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “by <the>”

And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of th

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “[belong] to <the>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “of”לְהָשִׁ֣יב (לְ) le. “to”

Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

לָ֨נוּ (לָ֨) La. “[belongs] to <the>”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לְאֹהָלָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”