Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 17:21-29

21וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the menhad goneלֶכְתָּ֗םlekh.TamH1980,Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of the wellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875and wentוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980to informוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Get upק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965אֶת־'et-H853and cross overוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674the riverהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325at onceמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120,forכִּי־ki-H3588Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302has given thisכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602adviceיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289against youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.”

22So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834with himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Byעַד־'ad-H5704daybreakא֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר עַד־'or ha.Bo.ker 'ad-H216 H1242 H5704,there was noלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259leftנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had notלֹא־lo'-H3808crossedעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23When Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588his adviceעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098had notלֹ֣אlo'H3808been followedנֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ne.'es.TahH6213,he saddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280אֶֽת־'et-H853his donkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and set outוַיָּ֜קָם וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ya.kom vai.Ye.lekhH6965 H1980forאֶל־'el-H413his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004inאֶל־'el-H413his hometownעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892.He put his affairsאֶל־ בֵּית֖וֹ'el- bei.ToH413 H1004in orderוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680and hanged himselfוַיֵּחָנַ֑קvai.ye.cha.NakH2614.So he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in his father’sאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1tombבְּקֶ֥בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913.

24Then Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wentבָּ֣אba'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266,and Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.LomH53crossedעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן ה֕וּאhai.yar.Den hu'H3383 H1931withעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53had appointedשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635in placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097.Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376namedוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034Ithraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501,the Ishmaeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had marriedבָּא֙ אֶל־ba' 'el-H935 H413Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣ל'a.vi.GalH26,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Nahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176and sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870the motherאֵ֥ם'emH517of Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

26So the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53campedוַיִּ֤חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סha.gil.'AdH1568.

27וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961When Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266, he was met byShobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176from Rabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֗וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983,Machirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988from Lo-debarH3810,and Barzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569from Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274.

28They broughtbedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904,basinsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592,and earthenיוֹצֵ֔רyo.TzerH3335vesselsוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627,as well as wheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406,barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,flourוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058,roasted grainוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039,beansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321,lentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֖ים וְקָלִֽי׃va.'a.da.Shim ve.ka.LiH5742 H7039,

29honeyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706,curdsוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529,sheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629,and cheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194from the herdבָּקָ֔ר הִגִּ֧ישׁוּba.Kar hi.Gi.shuH1241 H5066for Davidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732and his peopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971have become hungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457,exhaustedוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889,and thirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.”

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