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2 Samuel 17:1-22

1AndAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,Letme,Ipray,chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977outtwelvethousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,andIwillariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965andpursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732to-night;

2andIwillcomeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935uponhimwhileheiswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andweak-handed,andwillmakehimafraid;andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatarewithhimshallfleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;andIwillsmitethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905;

3andIwillbringוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725backH7725allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tothee.Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whomthou seekestisasifallreturnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725:allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961inpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4Andthesayingwasrightintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,andintheeyesוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869ofalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559,CallH7121nowHushaiלְחוּשַׁ֣יle.chu.ShaiH2365theArchitealsoגַּ֖םgamH1571,andwewillhearוְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הve.nish.me.'AhH8085alsoגַּם־gam-H1571whathesaysH559.

6AndHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365cameH935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,andAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spokeH1696tohimsayingH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hasspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696afterthismannerH1697:shallwecarryouthiswordH1697?Ifnot,speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.

7AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Thecounselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098thatAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hasgiventhistimeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471isnotgoodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.

8AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559, Thou knowest thyfatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andhismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,thattheyaremightyH1368menH376,andtheyareofexasperatedspirit,asabearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedofherwhelpsinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;andthyfatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1isamanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,andwillnotlodgewiththepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Behold,heishidH2244nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258insomepitH6354,orsomesuchplaceH4725;anditwillcometopass,whensomeofthemfallכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307atthefirst,whoeverhearethitwillsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,TherehasbeenH1961slaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046amongthepeopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971thatfollowAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53,

10andeventhevaliantmanH1368whoseheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820isastheheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820ofalionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738shallutterlymeltH4549;forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowsיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045thatthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1isamightyH1368manH1368,andtheythatarewithhimarevaliantmenH1368.

11ButIcounselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289thatallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478bespeedilygatheredH622tothee,fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba,asthesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344thatisbytheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;andthatthougoH1980tobattleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128inthineownperson.

12Andweshallcomeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935uponhiminsomeplaceH4725whereH834heshallbefoundH4672,andwewilllightuponhimasthedewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallsיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307onthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;andofhimandofallthemenH376thatarewithhimthereshallnotbeleftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498somuchasoneH259.

13AndifhewithdrawH622intoacityעִיר֙'irH5892,thenshallallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringropesH2256tothatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,andwewilldrawitintothetorrent,untiltherebenotonesmallstonefoundH4672there.

14AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Thecounselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098ofHushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteisbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanthecounselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.AndJehovahhadappointedH6680todefeatthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302,inorderthatJehovahmightbringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilH7451uponAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

15AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559toZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659andtoAbiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Thusandthus didAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthusandthushaveIcounselled.

16AndnowH6258sendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120,andtellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Lodgenotthisnightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915intheplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,butspeedilypassH5674over;lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428beswallowedיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104up,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatarewithhim.

17AndJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083andAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290stayedbyEn-rogelH5883;andthemaidwentH1980andtoldH5046them;andtheywentH1980andtoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,fortheymightnotbeseenH7200tocomeH935intothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

18ButaladH5288sawH7200them,andtoldH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53.ThentheywentH935bothofthemawayquicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376atBahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980,whohadawellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875inhiscourtH2691;andtheywentH935downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381there.

19Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookH3947andspreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566thecoveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539overthewell'smouth,andspreadH6566ground cornonit;andthethingH1697wasnotknownH3045.

20AndAbsalom'sservantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameH935tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802tothehouseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,andsaidH559,Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346areAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290andJonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083?Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559tothem,TheyhavegoneH935overthebrookofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.AndtheysoughtH1245andcouldnotfindH4672[them],andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21Anditcametopassוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674aftertheyhaddeparted,thattheycameupoutofthewellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875,andwentH5927andtoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andtheysaidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965andpassH5674quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120overthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;forthusכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602hasAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledagainstyou.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,andtheypassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;bythemorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216therewasnotoneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259ofthemmissingthathadnotgoneovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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