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2 Samuel 16:20-23

20ThensaidH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051yourcounselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098whatweshalldo.

21AndAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,Goבּ֚וֹאBo'H935inunto thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1concubinesH6370,thathehathlefttokeepלִשְׁמ֣וֹרlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478willhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085thatthou art abhorredofthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:thenwillthehandsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027ofallthatarewiththeebestrongוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.

22SotheyspreadH5186Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53atentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168uponthetopH1406ofthehouse;andAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentH935inuntohisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1concubinesH6370inthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Andthecounselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,whichhegaveinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,wasasifamaninquiredattheoracleofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651wasallthecounselעֲצַ֣ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302bothwithDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732andwithAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ סle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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