Verse 11
2 Samuel 16:11
Noah Webster Bible
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And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjaminite do it ? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֤ד אֶל אֲבִישַׁי֙ וְ/אֶל כָּל עֲבָדָ֔י/ו הִנֵּ֥ה בְנִ֛/י אֲשֶׁר יָצָ֥א מִ/מֵּעַ֖/י מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת נַפְשִׁ֑/י וְ/אַ֨ף כִּֽי עַתָּ֜ה בֶּן הַ/יְמִינִ֗י הַנִּ֤חוּ ל/וֹ֙ וִֽ/יקַלֵּ֔ל כִּ֥י אָֽמַר ל֖/וֹ יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Look, my son who came out from my own body seeks my life, and even though now the son of my right hand has let him alone and cursed him because Yahweh has said to him."
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