Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 17:7-14
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.’
10Thenוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931evenגַם־gam-H1571the most valiantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834soldierבֶּן־ben-H1121with the heartH3820of a lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738will melt with fearH4549,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowsיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is a mighty manגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368who has valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834menוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.
11Insteadכִּ֣יkiH3588,I adviseיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704BeershebaH884—a multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230like the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921the seashoreהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220—be gatheredH622to youעַל־'al-H5921,and that you yourselfוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440lead themהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980into battleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128.
12Then we will attackוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935Davidאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413whereverבְּאַחַ֤ד הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙be.'a.chat ha.me.ko.MotH259H4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we find himנִמְצָ֣א שָׁ֔םnim.Tza' ShamH4672H8033,and weH5168will descendיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834dewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127.And of allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854,notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259will remainנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498.
13Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he retreatsיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622toאֶל־'el-H413a cityעִיר֙'irH5892,allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256toאֶל־'el-H413thatהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and we will dragוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498itאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853down toעַד־'ad-H5704the valleyהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158untilעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834notלֹא־lo'-H3808evenגַּם־gam-H1571a pebbleצְרֽוֹר׃ פtze.RorH6872can be foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”
14Then Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The adviceעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098of Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098thatof Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.”For the LORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068had purposedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to thwartלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302אֶת־'et-H853in order toלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668bringהָבִ֧יא יְהוָ֛הha.Vi' Yah.wehH935H3068disasterהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853.
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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