H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

And king David heard of all these things, and he was very angry.

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-Hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, now, thy servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to thee. And he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and they rode each upon his mule and fled.

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has smitten all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their garments rent.

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he humbled his sister Tamar.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And now let not my lord the king take the thing to heart, to say, All the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there came much people from the way behind him, from the hill-side.

לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [ergänzt: David] mourned for his son every day.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and come to the king, and speak after this manner to him. And Joab put the words into her mouth.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Save, O king!

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee.

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, Upon me, my lord, O king, be the iniquity, and upon my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said, Whoever speaks to thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then she said, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they cut off my son. And he said, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the woman said, Let thy bondmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”