<a class="arrow-left" href="/interlinear/2-Samuel/13/type/asv" aria-label="Previous"> 2 Samuel 14

Now Joab

H1121

the son

צרוּיה

Ts@ruwyah

H6870

of Zeruiah

ידע

Yada`

H3045

perceived

מלך

melek

that the king's

לב

Leb

H3820

heart

2

יואב

Yow'ab

And Joab

שׁלח

Shalach

sent

תּקוע

T@qowa`

H8620

to Tekoah

,

לקח

Laqach

H3947

and fetched

חכם

Chakam

H2450

thence a wise

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

woman

,

and said

אבל

'abal

H56

unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner

,

לבשׁ לבשׁ

Labash

H3847

and put on

אבל

'ebel

H60

now mourning

בּגד

Beged

H899

apparel

,

סוּך

Cuwk

H5480

and anoint

שׁמן

Shemen

H8081

not thyself with oil

,

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

but be as a woman

רב

Rab

H7227

that had a long

יום

Yowm

time

אבל

'abal

מלך

melek

to the king

,

דּבר

Dabar

and speak

דּבר

Dabar

on this manner

יואב

Yow'ab

unto him. So Joab

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

H7760

put

דּבר

Dabar

the words

4

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

And when the woman

תּקעי תּקועי

T@qow`iy

H8621

of Tekoah

spake

מלך

melek

to the king

,

נפל

Naphal

H5307

she fell

אף

'aph

H639

on her face

ארץ

'erets

to the ground

,

שׁחה

Shachah

H7812

and did obeisance

,

and said

,

ישׁע

Yasha`

H3467

Help

,

5

מלך

melek

And the king

unto her, What aileth thee And she answered

אבל

'abal

H61

I am indeed

אלמנה

'almanah

H490

a widow

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

woman

,

אישׁ

'iysh

and mine husband

6

שׁפחה

Shiphchah

And thy handmaid

שׁתּים שׁנים

Sh@nayim

,

שׁתּים שׁנים

Sh@nayim

H8147

and they two

נצה

Natsah

H5327

strove together

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

H7704

in the field

,

נצל

Natsal

H5337

and there was none to part

,

אחד

'echad

H259

them, but the one

נכה

Nakah

H5221

smote

אחד

'echad

H259

the other

,

מוּת

Muwth

and slew

7

משׁפּחה

Mishpachah

H4940

And, behold, the whole family

קוּם

Quwm

H6965

is risen

שׁפחה

Shiphchah

against thine handmaid

,

and they said

,

נתן

Nathan

H5414

Deliver

נכה

Nakah

H5221

him that smote

אח

'ach

H251

his brother

,

מוּת

Muwth

that we may kill

נפשׁ

Nephesh

H5315

him, for the life

אח

'ach

H251

of his brother

הרג

Harag

H2026

whom he slew

שׁמד

Shamad

H8045

and we will destroy

ירשׁ ירשׁ

Yarash

H3423

the heir

כּבה

Kabah

H3518

also and so they shall quench

גּחלת גּחל

Gechel

H1513

my coal

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

H7760

which is left

,

שׁאר

Sha'ar

H7604

and shall not leave

אישׁ

'iysh

to my husband

שׁם

Shem

H8034

neither name

שׁארית

Sh@'eriyth

H7611

nor remainder

פּנים

Paniym

upon

8

מלך

melek

And the king

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

unto the woman

,

ילך

Yalak

Go

בּית

Bayith

to thine house

,

צוה

Tsavah

H6680

and I will give charge

9

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

And the woman

תּקעי תּקועי

T@qow`iy

H8621

of Tekoah

מלך

melek

unto the king

,

אדן אדון

'adown

My lord

,

מלך

melek

O king

,

עוון עון

`avon

H5771

the iniquity

אב

'ab

H1

be on me, and on my father's

בּית

Bayith

house

מלך

melek

and the king

כּסּה כּסּא

Kicce'

H3678

and his throne

10

מלך

melek

And the king

,

דּבר

Dabar

Whosoever saith

ought unto thee, bring

נגע

Naga`

H5060

him to me, and he shall not touch

11

Then said

מלך

melek

she, I pray thee, let the king

זכר

Zakar

H2142

remember

H3068

the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

thy God

,

גּאל

Ga'al

H1350

that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers

דּם

Dam

H1818

of blood

שׁחת

Shachath

H7843

to destroy

רבה

Rabah

H7235

any more

,

שׁמד

Shamad

my son

And he said

,

H3068

As the Lord

,

חי

Chay

H2416

liveth

,

שׂערה

Sa`arah

H8185

there shall not one hair

H1121

of thy son

נפל

Naphal

H5307

fall

12

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

Then the woman

,

שׁפחה

Shiphchah

Let thine handmaid

,

דּבר

Dabar

I pray thee, speak

דּבר

Dabar

one word

אדן אדון

'adown

unto my lord

מלך

melek

the king

And he said

,

13

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

And the woman

,

חשׁב

Chashab

H2803

Wherefore then hast thou thought

עם

`am

H5971

such a thing against the people

אלהים

'elohiym

of God

מלך

melek

for the king

דּבר

Dabar

doth speak

דּבר

Dabar

this thing

אשׁם

'ashem

H818

as one which is faulty

,

מלך

melek

in that the king

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

doth not fetch home again

14

מוּת

Muwth

For we must needs

מוּת

Muwth

die

,

מים

Mayim

H4325

and are as water

,

נגר

Nagar

H5064

spilt

ארץ

'erets

on the ground

,

אסף

'acaph

H622

which cannot be gathered up again

אלהים

'elohiym

neither doth God

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

H5375

respect

נפשׁ

Nephesh

H5315

any person

חשׁב

Chashab

H2803

yet doth he devise

מחשׁבת מחשׁבה

Machashabah

H4284

means

,

נדח

Nadach

H5080

that his banished

נדח

Nadach

H5080

be not expelled

15

Now therefore that I am come

דּבר

Dabar

to speak

דּבר

Dabar

of this thing

אדן אדון

'adown

unto my lord

מלך

melek

the king

,

עם

`am

H5971

it is because the people

,

ירא

Yare'

H3372

have made me afraid

שׁפחה

Shiphchah

and thy handmaid

,

דּבר

Dabar

I will now speak

מלך

melek

unto the king

מלך

melek

it may be that the king

H6213

will perform

דּבר

Dabar

the request

16

מלך

melek

For the king

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

will hear

,

נצל

Natsal

H5337

to deliver

אמה

'amah

H519

his handmaid

כּף

Kaph

H3709

out of the hand

אישׁ

'iysh

of the man

שׁמד

Shamad

H8045

that would destroy

H1121

me and my son

יחד

Yachad

H3162

together

נחלה

Nachalah

H5159

out of the inheritance

17

שׁפחה

Shiphchah

,

דּבר

Dabar

The word

אדן אדון

'adown

of my lord

מלך

melek

the king

מנחה מנוּחה

M@nuwchah

H4496

shall now be comfortable

מלאך

Mal'ak

H4397

for as an angel

אלהים

'elohiym

of God

,

אדן אדון

'adown

so is my lord

,

מלך

melek

the king

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

to discern

טוב

Towb

H2896

good

רעה רע

Ra`

H7451

and bad

H3068

therefore the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

thy God

18

מלך

melek

Then the king

ענה

`anah

H6030

answered

and said

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

unto the woman

,

כּחד

Kachad

H3582

Hide

דּבר

Dabar

not from me, I pray thee, the thing

שׁאל שׁאל

Sha'al

H7592

that I shall ask

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

thee. And the woman

,

אדן אדון

'adown

Let my lord

מלך

melek

the king

19

מלך

melek

And the king

,

יד

Yad

H3027

Is not the hand

,

יואב

Yow'ab

of Joab

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

with thee in all this And the woman

ענה

`anah

H6030

answered

and said

,

נפשׁ

Nephesh

H5315

As thy soul

,

חי

Chay

H2416

liveth

,

אדן אדון

'adown

my lord

מלך

melek

the king

,

אישׁ

'iysh

none

אשׁ

'ish

H786

can

ימן

Yaman

H3231

turn to the right hand

שׂמאל

Sama'l

H8041

or to the left

אדן אדון

'adown

from ought that my lord

מלך

melek

the king

דּבר

Dabar

hath spoken

עבד

`ebed

for thy servant

יואב

Yow'ab

Joab

,

צוה

Tsavah

H6680

he bade

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

H7760

me, and he put

דּבר

Dabar

all these words

פּה

Peh

H6310

in the mouth

20

עבר עבוּר

`abuwr

H5668

To

סבב

Cabab

H5437

fetch about

פּנים

Paniym

this form

דּבר

Dabar

of speech

עבד

`ebed

hath thy servant

יואב

Yow'ab

דּבר

Dabar

this thing

אדן אדון

'adown

and my lord

חכם

Chakam

H2450

is wise

חכמה

Chokmah

H2451

according to the wisdom

מלאך

Mal'ak

H4397

of an angel

אלהים

'elohiym

of God

,

ידע

Yada`

H3045

to know

21

מלך

melek

And the king

יואב

Yow'ab

unto Joab

,

H6213

Behold now, I have done

דּבר

Dabar

this thing

ילך

Yalak

go

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

therefore, bring

נער

Na`ar

H5288

the young man

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

Absalom

22

יואב

Yow'ab

And Joab

נפל

Naphal

H5307

fell

ארץ

'erets

to the ground

פּנים

Paniym

on his face

,

שׁחה

Shachah

H7812

and bowed

בּרך

Barak

H1288

himself, and thanked

מלך

melek

the king

יואב

Yow'ab

and Joab

,

יום

Yowm

To day

עבד

`ebed

thy servant

ידע

Yada`

H3045

knoweth

מצא

Matsa'

H4672

that I have found

חן

Chen

H2580

grace

עין

`ayin

H5869

in thy sight

,

אדן אדון

'adown

my lord

,

מלך

melek

O king

,

מלך

melek

in that the king

H6213

hath fulfilled

דּבר

Dabar

the request

23

יואב

Yow'ab

So Joab

קוּם

Quwm

H6965

arose

ילך

Yalak

and went

גּשׁוּר

G@shuwr

H1650

to Geshur

,

and brought

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

Absalom

24

מלך

melek

And the king

,

סבב

Cabab

H5437

Let him turn

בּית

Bayith

to his own house

,

ראה

Ra'ah

and let him not see

פּנים

Paniym

my face

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

So Absalom

סבב

Cabab

H5437

returned

בּית

Bayith

to his own house

,

ראה

Ra'ah

and saw

מלך

melek

not the king's

25

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

H3478

But in all Israel

אישׁ

'iysh

there was none

מאד

M@`od

H3966

to be so much

הלל

Halal

H1984

praised

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

as Absalom

יפה

Yapheh

H3303

for his beauty

כּף

Kaph

H3709

from the sole

רגל

Regel

H7272

of his foot

קדקד

Qodqod

H6936

even to the crown of his head

מוּם מאוּם

M'uwm

H3971

there was no blemish

26

גּלח

Galach

H1548

And when he polled

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

H7218

his head

,

יום

Yowm

for it was at every year's

,

קץ

Qets

H7093

end

גּלח

Galach

H1548

that he polled

כּבד כּבד

Kabad

H3513

it because the hair was heavy

גּלח

Galach

H1548

on him, therefore he polled

שׁקל

Shaqal

H8254

it: he weighed

שׂער שׂער

Se`ar

H8181

the hair

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

H7218

of his head

מאיה מאה

me'ah

H3967

at two hundred

שׁקל

Sheqel

H8255

shekels

מלך

melek

after the king's

27

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

And unto Absalom

ילד

Yalad

H3205

there were born

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

,

אחד

'echad

H259

and one

בּת

Bath

H1323

daughter

,

שׁם

Shem

H8034

whose name

תּמר

Tamar

H8559

was Tamar

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

she was a woman

יפה

Yapheh

H3303

of a fair

28

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

So Absalom

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

dwelt

יום

Yowm

two full

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

H8141

years

ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם

Y@ruwshalaim

H3389

in Jerusalem

,

ראה

Ra'ah

and saw

מלך

melek

not the king's

29

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

Therefore Absalom

שׁלח

Shalach

sent

יואב

Yow'ab

for Joab

,

שׁלח

Shalach

to have sent

מלך

melek

him to the king

אבה

'abah

H14

but he would

not come

שׁלח

Shalach

to him and when he sent again

שׁני

Sheniy

H8145

the second time

,

אבה

'abah

H14

he would

30

Therefore he said

עבד

`ebed

unto his servants

,

ראה

Ra'ah

See

,

יואב

Yow'ab

Joab's

חלקה

Chelqah

H2513

field

H413

is near

יד

Yad

H3027

mine

,

שׂעור שׂער שׂעורה שׂערה

S@`orah

H8184

and he hath barley

ילך

Yalak

there go

יצת

Yatsath

H3341

and set

אשׁ

'esh

H784

it on fire

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

And Absalom's

עבד

`ebed

servants

יצת

Yatsath

H3341

set

חלקה

Chelqah

H2513

the field

31

יואב

Yow'ab

Then Joab

קוּם

Quwm

H6965

arose

,

and came

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

to Absalom

בּית

Bayith

unto his house

and said

עבד

`ebed

unto him, Wherefore have thy servants

יצת

Yatsath

H3341

set

חלקה

Chelqah

H2513

my field

32

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

יואב

Yow'ab

Joab

,

שׁלח

Shalach

Behold, I sent

,

שׁלח

Shalach

hither, that I may send

מלך

melek

thee to the king

,

to say

,

Wherefore am I come

גּשׁוּר

G@shuwr

H1650

from Geshur

טוב

Towb

H2896

it had been good

ראה

Ra'ah

for me to have been there still now therefore let me see

מלך

melek

the king's

פּנים

Paniym

face

ישׁ

Yesh

H3426

and if there be

עוון עון

`avon

H5771

any iniquity

מוּת

Muwth

in me, let him kill

33

יואב

Yow'ab

So Joab

came

מלך

melek

to the king

,

נגד

Nagad

H5046

and told

קרא

Qara'

H7121

him and when he had called

אבשׁלום אבישׁלום

'Abiyshalowm

for Absalom

,

he came

מלך

melek

to the king

,

שׁחה

Shachah

H7812

and bowed

אף

'aph

H639

himself on his face

ארץ

'erets

to the ground

פּנים

Paniym

before

מלך

melek

the king

מלך

melek