Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 17:6-9
6So Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53, whoוַיֹּאמֶר֩ אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם אֵלָ֜יוvai.yo.Mer 'av.sha.Lom 'e.LavH53H413H559told himלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088proposalכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697.Should we carry it outהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853דְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?Ifאִם־'im-H518notאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369,what do youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859sayדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696?”
7Hushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “Thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471the adviceהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of Ahithophelיָעַ֥ץ אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלya.'Atz 'a.chi.To.felH302H3289is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808soundטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.”
8Heחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his menאֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י'a.na.Shav kiH582H3588.Theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992aremighty menגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368,and as fierceוּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּהu.ma.Rei ne.fesh He.mahH4751H5315H1992as a wildבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704bearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbed of her cubsשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909.Moreover, your fatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1isa manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421who will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808spend the nightיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885withאֶת־'et-H854the troopsהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
9Surelyהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009by nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931is hidingנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244in aבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259caveהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354orא֖וֹ'oH176some otherבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259locationהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725.If some of your troops fallכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462,whoever hearsH8085of itwill sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Thereוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961has beenהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961a slaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among the troopsבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.’
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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