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2 Samuel 17:7-14

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.

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