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2 Samuel 17:7-14

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.

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