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2 Samuel 17:1-15

1MoreoverAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,Letmenowchooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977outtwelvethousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,andIwillariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965andpursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:

2andIwillcomeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935uponhimwhileheiswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andweak-handed,andwillmakehimafraid;andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatarewithhimshallfleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;andIwillsmitethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905;

3andIwillbringוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725backH7725allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thee:themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whomthou seekestisasifallreturnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725:soallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961inpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4AndthesayingpleasedAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53well,andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5ThensaidH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,CallH7121nowHushaiלְחוּשַׁ֣יle.chu.ShaiH2365theArchitealsoH1571,andletushearוְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הve.nish.me.'AhH8085likewisewhathesaith.

6AndwhenHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365wascomeH935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spake untohim,sayingH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696afterthismannerH1697:shallwedoafterhissayingH559?ifnot,speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.

7AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Thecounselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098thatAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathgiventhistimeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471isnotgoodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.

8Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559moreover, Thou knowest thyfatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andhismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,thattheyaremightyH1368menH376,andtheyarechafedintheirminds,asabearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedofherwhelpsinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;andthyfatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1isamanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,andwillnotlodgewiththepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Behold,heishidH2244nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258insomepitH6354,orinsomeotherplaceH4725:anditwillcometopass,whensomeofthemarefallenכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307atthefirst,thatwhosoever hearethitwillsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,Thereisaslaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046amongthepeopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971thatfollowAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10Andevenhethatisvaliant,whoseheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820isastheheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820ofalionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738,willutterlymeltH4549;forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knoweththatthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1isamightyH1368manH1368,andtheythatarewithhimarevaliantmenH1368.

11ButIcounselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289thatallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478begatheredH622togetherunto thee,fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba,asthesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344thatisbytheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;andthatthougoH1980tobattleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128inthineownperson.

12Soshallwecomeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935uponhiminsomeplaceH4725whereH834heshallbefoundH4672,andwewilllightuponhimasthedewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallethonthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;andofhimandofallthemenH376thatarewithhimwewillnotleaveH5117somuchasoneH259.

13Moreover,ifhebegottenintoacityעִיר֙'irH5892,thenshallallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringropesH2256tothatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,andwewilldrawitintotheriver,untiltherebenotonesmallstonefoundH4672there.

14AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Thecounselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098ofHushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteisbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanthecounselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.ForJehovahhadordainedtodefeatthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302,totheintentthatJehovahmightbringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilH7451uponAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

15ThensaidH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365untoZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659andtoAbiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Thusandthus didAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthusandthushaveIcounselled.

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