Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 18:6-17

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.

9Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם לִפְנֵ֖י'av.sha.Lom lif.NeiH53 H6440was ridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392onעַל־'al-H5921his muleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505when heוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53metוַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'H7122the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and as the muleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the thick branchesשׂוֹבֶךְ֩soeKhH7730of a largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424,Absalom’s headרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218was caught fastוַיֶּחֱזַ֧קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the treeבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424.The muleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834under himתַּחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478kept goingעָבָֽר׃'a.VarH5674,so that he was suspendedוַיֻּתַּן֙vai.yu.TanH5414in midairהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ הָאָ֔רֶץha.sha.Ma.yim ha.'A.retzH996 H8064 H776.

10When oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259of the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376saw thisוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200,he toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I justהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingתָּל֖וּיta.LuiH8518in an oak treeבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424!”

11“You justוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009saw himרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200!”Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097לָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376הַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046exclaimedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Whyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069did you notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808strike himהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221to the groundאָ֑רְצָה וְעָלַ֗י'A.re.tzah ve.'a.LaiH776 H5921right thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033?I would have givenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414youtenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235shekelsof silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701and aאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259warrior’s beltוַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.RahH2290!”

12The manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Even ifוְל֨וּאve.lo'H3863אָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701were weighed outשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254intoעַל־'al-H5921my handsכַּפַּי֙ka.PaiH3709,I would notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808raiseאֶשְׁלַ֥ח'esh.LachH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588we heardבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֹ֠תְךָ'O.te.khaH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853command youצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Ittaiאִתַּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'i.Tai le.MorH863 H559, ‘Protectשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104the young manבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53for my sakeמִ֕יmiH4310.’

13Ifאֽוֹ־'o-H176I had jeopardizedעָשִׂ֤יתִי שֶׁ֔קֶר וְכָל־ דָּבָ֖ר'a.Si.ti She.ker ve.khol da.VarH6213 H8267 H3605 H1697my own lifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315—and nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808is hiddenיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582fromמִן־min-H4480the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428—youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859would have abandonedתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320meמִנֶּֽגֶד׃mi.Ne.gedH5048.”

14But Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am notלֹא־lo'-H3808going to waitאֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176like thisכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440!”And he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709and thrust themוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628through the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53while he was stillעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖י בְּלֵ֥בchai be.LevH2416 H3820in the oak treeהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15And tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armorכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627surroundedוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221himאֶת־'et-H853,and killed himוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191.

16Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the ram’s hornבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971broke offוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725their pursuitמִרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יmir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853had restrained themחָשַׂ֥ךְ הָעָֽם׃cha.Sakh ha.'AmH2820 H5971.

17They tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853intoאֶל־'el-H413a largeהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in the forestבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293,and piledוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324a hugeגָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֑דga.Dol me.'OdH1419 H3966moundגַּל־gal-H1530of stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68over himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921.Meanwhile, allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

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