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ܘܝܕܥ ܝܘܐܒ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܬܪܥܝ ܠܒܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ
wyde yw'b br tswry' d'threy lbh ddwyd mlk' l'bshlwm
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
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ܘܫܕܪ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܬܩܘܥ ܘܕܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܐܬܐܒܠܝ ܘܠܒܫܝ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܐܒܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܡܫܚܝܢ ܡܫܚܐ ܘܗܘܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܗܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܡܬܐܒܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܐ
wshdr yw'b lthqwe wdbr mn thmn 'nthth' khkymth' w'mr lh 'th'bly wlbshy lbwsh' d'bl' wl' thmshkhyn mshkh' whwy 'yk 'nthth' dh' ywmth' sgy'' mth'bl' el myth'
Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil; but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
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ܘܥܘܠܝ ܠܟܝ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܬܩܢ ܝܘܐܒ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܣܡ ܒܦܘܡܗ̇
wewly lky lwth mlk' w'mr lh mlth' hd' wthqn yw'b ml' wsm bpwmh
Go in to the king and speak like this to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.
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ܘܥܠܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܬܩܘܥܝܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܦܠܬ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕܬ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܦܪܘܩܝܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ
welth 'nthth' thqweyth' lwth mlk' wnplth el 'pyh el 're' wsgdth w'mrth prwqyny mry mlk'
When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܐ ܠܟܝ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܒܥܠܝ ܡܝܬ ܠܗ
'mr lh mlk' m' lky 'mr' lh shryr'yth 'nthth' 'n' 'rmlth' bely myth lh
The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
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ܘܠܐܡܬܟ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܢܨܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܕܒܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܦܨܝܢܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܚܣܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܩܛܠܗ
wl'mthk 'yth hww thryn bnyn wntsw thryhwn bdbr' wl' 'yth hw' mptsyn' bynthhwn wkhsn khd lkhbrh wqTlh
Your servant had two sons; and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other and killed him.
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ܘܗܐ ܩܡܬ ܠܗ̇ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܡܬܟ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܒܝܘܗܝ ܠܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܛܠ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܘܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܩܛܠ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܕܢܘܒܕܘܢܗ ܠܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܕܢܕܥܟܘܢ ܓܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܬ ܠܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܘܢ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܫܡܐ ܘܫܪܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ
wh' qmth lh klh shrbth' el 'mthk w'mryn hbywhy ln lhw dqTl l'khwhy wnqTlywhy el 'py 'khwhy dqTl wbeyn dnwbdwnh lyrwth' wbeyn dndekwn gmwrth' d'shthkhrth ly dl' nshbqwn l'bwhy shm' wshrbth' el 'py 're'
Behold, the whole family has risen against your servant, and they say, ‘Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.’ Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܙܠܝ ܠܒܝܬܟܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܟܝ
'mr lh mlk' zly lbythky 'n' 'pqwd elyky
The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
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ܐܡܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܬܩܘܥܝܬܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܗܕܐ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܘܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܡܦܨܝ
'mr' 'nthth' thqweyth' lmlk' mry mlk' hd' sklwth' ely wel byth 'by wmlk' wkwrsyh mptsy
The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord, O king, may the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟܝ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܬܐܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܟܝ
'mr lh mlk' mn d'mr lky mdm 'yth'ywhy lwthy wthwb l' mthqrb lky
The king said, “Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he will not bother you any more.”
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܢܬܕܟܪ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܠܐ ܢܘܒܕܘܢ ܠܒܪܝ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܡܢ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܒܪܟܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ
w'mrth nthdkr mry mlk' dmry' 'lhk bswg'' dkhwdth' ddm' l' mkhbl l' nwbdwn lbry 'mr lh mlk' khy hw mry' 'lh' 'n npl mn ser' dryshh dbrky el 're'
Then she said, “Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.”
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܐܡܬܟ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪܝ
w'mrth 'nthth' th'mr 'mthk mlth' lmlk' 'mr lh mlk' 'mry
Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Say on.”
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ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܡܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܐܢܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܛܥܝܟ
'mr' lh 'nthth' lmn' 'thkhshbth hd' el emh d'lh' wlmn' 'mrth mlk' 'yk khyb' wl' mhpk 'nth mlk' Teyk
The woman said, “Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of God? For in speaking this word the king is as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring home again his banished one.
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ܡܡܬ ܡܝܬܝܢܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܚܢܢ ܕܡܬܐܫܕܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܩ̇ܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܡܬܚܫܒ ܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܡܢܗ ܐܢܫ
mmth mythynn w'yk my' khnn dmth'shdyn b're' wl' mthknshyn wl' shql 'lh' npsh' wmthkhshb mkhshbth' dl' nTe' mnh 'nsh
For we must die, and are like water spilled on the ground, which can’t be gathered up again; neither does God take away life, but devises means, that he who is banished not be an outcast from him.
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ܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܠܚܘܢܝ ܓܝܪ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܡܬܟ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܡܠܟܐ
hsh' h' 'mrth lmry mlk' mlth' hd' dlkhwny gyr em' w'mrth 'mthk 'n' 'mr lmlk'
Now therefore, seeing that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid. Your servant said, ‘I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.’
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ܟܒܪ ܢܦܨܐ ܠܐܡܬܗ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܘܒܕܘܢܢܝ ܠܝ ܘܠܒܪܝ ܡܢ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
kbr npts' l'mthh mn 'ydy 'nsh' dl' nwbdwnny ly wlbry mn yrthwthh d'lh'
For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܡܬܟ ܬܫܪ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܛܒ ܘܒܝܫ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܟ
w'mrth 'mthk thshr mlthh dmry mlk' wthhw' qwrbn' mTl d'yk ml'kh d'lh' hkn' mry mlk' lmshme Tb wbysh wmry' 'lhk nhw' emk
Then your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring rest; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. May Yahweh, your God, be with you.’”
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ܘܥܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܛܫܝܢ ܡܢܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܫܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܝ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ
wen' mlk' w'mr lh l'nthth' l' thTshyn mny mdm dsh'l 'n' lky 'mr' lh 'nthth' 'mr mry mlk'
Then the king answered the woman, “Please don’t hide anything from me that I ask you.” The woman said, “Let my lord the king now speak.”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܟܝ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܘܥܢܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ ܚܝܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ ܣܛܝܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܒܕܟ ܗܘ ܝܘܐܒ ܦܩܕܢܝ ܘܗܘ ܣܡ ܒܦܘܡܗ̇ ܕܐܡܬܟ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ
'mr lh mlk' 'ydh dyw'b 'yth emky bhlyn klhyn wenth 'nthth' w'mrth lh khy' hy npshk mry mlk' dl' lymyn' wl' lsml' sTyth mn kl mdm d'mr mry mlk' ebdk hw yw'b pqdny whw sm bpwmh d'mthk kwlhyn ml' hlyn
The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab urged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your servant.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܬܥܒܕ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܒܕ ܥܒܕܟ ܝܘܐܒ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܚܟܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܡܠܐ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܕܥ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܪܥܐ
mTl dthebd b'py mTl hw ebd ebdk yw'b hkn' wmry khkym 'yk khkmth' dml'kwhy d'lh' lmde kl d'yth b're'
Your servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܗܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܙܠ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ ܠܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܛܠܝܐ
'mr lh mlk' lyw'b h' ebdth 'yk d'mrth zl 'ythyhy ly l'bshlwm Tly'
The king said to Joab, “Behold now, I have granted this thing. Go therefore, and bring the young man Absalom back.”
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ܘܢܦܠ ܝܘܐܒ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܘܒܪܟ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܐܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܥܒܕܟ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܗ
wnpl yw'b el 'pwhy el 're' wsgd wbrk lmlk' w'mr yw'b ywmn' yde ebdk d'shkkhth rkhm' beynyk mry mlk' debd mlk' mlth' debdh
Joab fell to the ground on his face, showed respect, and blessed the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.”
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ܘܩܡ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܓܫܘܪ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
wqm yw'b w'zl lgshwr w'ythyh l'bshlwm l'wrshlm
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܢܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܩܕܡܝ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܙܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܐ
w'mr mlk' n'zl lbythh wqdmy l' nthkhz' w'zl 'bshlwm lbythh w'py mlk' l' khz'
The king said, “Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, and didn’t see the king’s face.
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ܘܐܝܟ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܡܫܬܒܚ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܦܣܬܐ ܕܪܓܠܗ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܚܗ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܡܘܡܐ
w'yk 'bshlwm lyth hw' gbr' b'ysryl dmshthbkh Tb mn psth' drglh wedm' lmwkhh lyth hw' bh mwm'
Now in all Israel there was no one to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty. From the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.
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ܘܡܐ ܕܡܣܦܪ ܗܘܐ ܪܝܫܗ ܡܢ ܥܕܢ ܠܥܕܢ ܡܣܦܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܫܢ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܣܦܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܬܩܠ ܗܘܐ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܝܢ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ
wm' dmspr hw' ryshh mn edn ledn mspr hw' mTl deshn hw' elwhy mspr hw' lh wthql hw' ser' dryshh m'thyn mthqlyn bmthql' dmlk'
When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year’s end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king’s weight.
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ܘܐܬܝܠܕܘ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܒܪܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܬܡܪ ܘܐܦ ܗܝ ܗܘܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬ ܒܚܙܘܐ
w'thyldw l'bshlwm thlth' bnyn wbrth' khd' wshmh thmr w'p hy hwth 'nthth' shpyrth bkhzw'
Three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman with a beautiful face.
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ܘܝܬܒ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܐ
wythb 'bshlwm b'wrshlm thrthyn shnyn w'py mlk' l' khz'
Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and he didn’t see the king’s face.
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ܘܫܕܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܥܠ ܝܘܐܒ ܕܢܫܕܪܝܘܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܬܘܒ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ
wshdr 'bshlwm el yw'b dnshdrywhy lwth mlk' wl' tsb' dn'th' wshdr thwb dthrthyn zbnyn wl' tsb' lm'th'
Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he would not come to him. Then he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܚܙܘ ܚܩܠܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܥܠ ܓܢܒܝ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܐܘ ܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܙܠܘ ܐܘܩܕܘܗ̇ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܚܩܠܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ
w'mr 'bshlwm lebdwhy khzw khql' 'yk' d'yth lyw'b el gnby dkhT' 'w dser' zlw 'wqdwh bnwr' w'wqdw ebdwhy d'bshlwm lkhqlh dyw'b
Therefore he said to his servants, “Behold, Joab’s field is near mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.” So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.
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ܘܩܡ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܘܩܕܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܚܩܠܝ ܒܢܘܪܐ
wqm yw'b w'zl lbythh d'bshlwm w'mr lh yw'b l'bshlwm lmn' 'wqdw ebdyk khqly bnwr'
Then Joab arose and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”
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ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܗܐ ܫܕܪܬ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܬܐܬܐ ܐܫܕܪܟ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܡܢ ܓܫܘܪ ܦܩܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܐܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܘܗܫܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܬܚܙܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܢܩܛܠܢܝ
'mr lh 'bshlwm lyw'b h' shdrth elyk w'mrth dth'th' 'shdrk lwth mlk' lmn' 'thyth mn gshwr pqkh hw' ly kd 'n' thmn whsh' tsb' 'n' d'thkhz' qdm mlk' 'n 'yth ly sklwth' nqTlny
Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still. Now therefore, let me see the king’s face; and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”’”
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ܘܐܬܐ ܝܘܐܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܚܘܝܗ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܩܪܝܗܝ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܫܩܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐܒܫܠܘܡ
w'th' yw'b qdm mlk' wkhwyh mlwhy d'bshlwm wqryhy l'bshlwm wel 'bshlwm qdm mlk' wsgd el 'pwhy el 're' qdm mlk' wnshqh mlk' l'bshlwm
So Joab came to the king and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.