Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 15:21-29
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.
23Everyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605in the countrysideהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776was weepingבּוֹכִים֙bo.KhimH1058loudlyק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹלKol ga.DolH6963H1419as allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971passed byעֹֽבְרִ֑ים'oe.RimH5674.And as the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428crossedעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674the Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939Valleyבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971also passedעֹבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674towardעַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the wayדֶ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofאֶת־'et-H853the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.
24Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659was alsoגַם־gam-H1571thereוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881with himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854were carryingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And they set downוַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.Tzi.kuH3332the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853,and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54offered sacrificesוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971had passedתֹּ֥ם לַעֲב֥וֹרtom la.'a.VorH8552H5674out ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
25Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, “Returnהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Ifאִם־'im-H518I findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,He will bring me backוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725and let me seeוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200bothitאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853His dwelling place againנָוֵֽהוּ׃na.Ve.huH5116.
27The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Are you nota seerהֲרוֹאֶ֣ה אַתָּ֔הha.ro.'Eh 'a.TahH7200H859?Returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725to the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965—you withyour sonבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54with his sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083שְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147בְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121אִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854.
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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