Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 15:18-22
18and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650marchedעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674pastעַל־'al-H5921himיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027—allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Pelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432,andוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967Gittitesהַגִּתִּ֞ים אִ֗ישׁha.gi.Tim 'IshH1663H376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had followedבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935himבְרַגְלוֹ֙ve.rag.LoH7272from Gathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661עֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674עַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
19Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ittaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859alsoגַּם־gam-H1571goתֵלֵ֛ךְte.LekhH1980with usאִתָּ֑נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854?Go backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and stayוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427withעִם־'im-H5973the new kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you areאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859both a foreignerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571an exileגֹּלֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖הgo.Leh 'a.TahH1540H859from your homelandלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.
20In fact, you arrivedבּוֹאֶ֗ךָbo.'E.khaH935onlyyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543;should I make youאֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤'a.no.'a.khaH5128wander aroundלָלֶ֔כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with usעִמָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ma.nuH5973todayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117while Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589do not knowהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am goingהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980עַ֥ל'alH5921?Go backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and takeוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725אֶת־'et-H853your brothersאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251with youעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5973. May the LORD show youloving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571.”
21But Ittaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030אֶת־'et-H853וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and as my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֠יha.Me.lekh kiH4428H3588livesוְחֵי֙ve.CheiH2416,whereverבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428may beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961אִם־'im-H518,whetherאִם־'im-H518it means lifeשָּׁ֣ם׀ לְחַיִּ֔ים כִּי־sham le.chai.Yim ki-H2416H3588H8033orאִם־'im-H518deathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194,there willשָׁ֖םshamH8033your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961!”
22“March on thenוַעֲבֹ֑רva.'a.VorH5674,”saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toאֶל־'el-H413Ittaiאִתַּ֖י לֵ֣ךְ'i.Tai lekhH863H1980.So Ittaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663marched pastוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the little onesהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewith himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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