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And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

לְיוֹאָ֑ב (לְ) le. “to”

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [ergänzt: pieces of] silver, and a girdle.

לָאִישׁ֙ (לָ) la. “to the”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לָ֤תֶת (לָ֤) La. “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [ergänzt: pieces of] silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, unto this day.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “for <the>”לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “[belongs] to <the>”לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ (לַ) la. “<to> the”לָהּ֙ (לָ) la “to <the>”

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

לַכּוּשִׁ֔י (לַ) la. “to the”לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְיוֹאָ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?

לָֽמָּה־ (לָֽ) la. “<to>”וּלְכָ֖ה (לְ) le. “[will belong] to <the>”

But come what may, [ergänzt: said he], I will run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְבַדּ֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, [ergänzt: another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

לְבַדּ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לְאַפָּ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”

And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

לַנַּ֖עַר (לַ) la. “[belong] to the”לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לִ֠שְׁלֹחַ (לִ֠) Li “to”

And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

לַנַּ֖עַר (לַ) la. “[belong] to the”לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לְרָעָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

לְיוֹאָ֑ב (לְ) le. “to”

And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king grieveth for his son.

לְאֵ֖בֶל (לְ) le. “<into>”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that princes and servants are nought unto thee: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ (לְ) le. “by”וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א (לִ) li “by”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “[are] to <the>”

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry a man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now.

לְךָ֣ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

וּֽלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

לָמָ֥ה (לָ) la. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”