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Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on 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 the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

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

לְיוֹאָ֑ב (לְ) le. “to”

Joab said to the man who told him, Behold, you saw it, and why didn't you strike him there to the ground? and I would have given you ten [ergänzt: pieces of] silver, and a sash.

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

The man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [ergänzt: pieces of] silver in my hand, I still wouldn't put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then said Joab, I may not wait thus with you. 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>”

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 everyone 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 memory: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.

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

Joab said to him, You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day; but this day you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what you have seen. The Cushite bowed himself to 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, Please let me also run after the Cushite. Joab said, Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?

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

But come what may, [ergänzt: said he], I will run. He said to 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 to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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

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

The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold, [ergänzt: another] man running alone. The king said, He also brings news.

לְבַדּ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

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

The king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I don't know what it was.

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

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

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

It was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.

לְיוֹאָ֑ב (לְ) le. “to”

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

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

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

לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you: for this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased you well.

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

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably to your servants; for I swear by Yahweh, if you don't go forth, there will not stay a man with you this night: and that will be worse to you than all the evil that has happened to you from your youth until now.

לְךָ֣ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to 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”

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>”

Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don't you speak a word of bringing the king back?

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