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2 Samuel 17:7-10

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.

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