Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 18:1-8

1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853reviewedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485his troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854and appointedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760over themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and of hundredsוְשָׂרֵ֥י מֵאֽוֹת׃ve.sa.Rei me.'otH3967 H8269.

2Heדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853sent outוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971the troopsהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,a thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית בְּיַד־ha.she.li.Shit be.yad-H7992 H3027under Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,a thirdוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּיַ֨דVe.ha.she.li.shit be.YadH7992 H3027under Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,and a thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת בְּיַ֖דve.Ha.she.li.Shit be.YadH7992 H3027under Ittaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589will surely march outH3318with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973as wellגַּם־gam-H1571.”

3But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971pleadedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go outתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318!Forכִּי֩kiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518we have to fleeH5127,they will not careלֹא־ יָשִׂ֧ימוּ לֵ֗בlo'- ya.Si.mu LevH3808 H7760 H3820about usאֵלֵ֣ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413.Even ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518half of usחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,they will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808careיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuH413.Butכִּֽי־ki-H3588עַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258you areworthכָמֹ֖נוּkha.Mo.nuH3644tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousand of usאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505.It is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258ifכִּי־ki-H3588youתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961supportלַעְזֽוֹר׃ סla'.zirH5826usfrom the cityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.”

4“I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213whateverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seems bestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190to youבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413.So heהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975besideאֶל־ יַ֣ד'el- yadH413 H3027the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,while allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the troopsהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971marched outיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318by hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and by thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

5Now the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853had commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Ittaiאִתַּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'i.Tai le.MorH863 H559, “Treat the young manלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53gentlyלְאַט־le.'at-H328for my sake.”And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853ordersבְּצַוֹּ֥תbe.tza.VotH6680to eachכָּל־kol-H3605of the commandersהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269regardingעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6So David’s armyהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971marchedוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704to engageלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421took placeוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961in the forestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

7Thereשָׁם֙shamH8033the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were defeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּvai.yi.Na.ge.fuH5062byלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,and the slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wasוַתְּהִי־ שָׁ֞םva.te.hi- shamH1961 H8033greatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117—twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505men.

8וַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961שָׁ֧םshamH8033The battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421spreadנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327overעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the wholeכָל־khol-H3605countrysideהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117the forestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thanמֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָכְלָ֛הme.'a.Sher 'a.khe.LahH834 H398the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719.

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