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2 Samuel 17:1-17

1Moreover Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,Let me now choose outאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and I will ariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965and pursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732this nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:

2And I will comeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935upon him while he iswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023and weakוּרְפֵ֣הu.re.PehH7504handedיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027,and will make him afraidוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729:and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that arewith him shall fleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;and I will smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428only:

3And I will bring backוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thee: the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whom thou seekestמְבַקֵּ֔שׁme.va.KeshH1245isas if all returnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725: soall the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall be in peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4And the sayingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּישַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53wellH5869,and all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Then saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121now Hushaiלְחוּשַׁ֣יle.chu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֑יha.'ar.KiH757also, and let us hearוְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הve.nish.me.'AhH8085likewise what he saithבְּפִ֖יוbe.FivH6310.

6And when Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spakeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hath spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696after this mannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697:shall we doהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213afterhis sayingדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?if not; speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.

7And Hushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,The counselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098that Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hath givenיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289isnot goodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896at this timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471.

8For, saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365,thou knowestיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thy fatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and his menאֲנָשָׁ֜יו'a.na.ShavH582, that they bemighty menגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368, and they bechafedוּמָרֵ֥יu.ma.ReiH4751in their mindsנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315,as a bearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelps in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:and thy fatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1isa manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,and will not lodgeיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885with the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Behold, he is hidנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244now in someבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259pitהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354,or in someבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259otherplaceהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725:and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrownכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307at the firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462,that whosoeverוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085hearethהַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ha.sho.Me.a'H8085it will sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,There is a slaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among the peopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971that followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10And he also that isvaliantבֶּן־ חַ֗יִלben- Cha.yilH2428 H1121,whose heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820isas the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of a lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738,shall utterlyהִמֵּ֣סhi.MesH4549meltיִמָּ֑סyi.MasH4549:for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowethיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045that thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1isa mighty manגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368, and they which be with him arevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121.

11Therefore I counselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478be generallyהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622gatheredיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622unto thee, from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884,as the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that isby the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220for multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;and that thou goהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980to battleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128in thine own personוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

12So shall we comeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935upon him in someבְּאַחַ֤דbe.'a.chatH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725where he shall be foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672,and we will lightH5168upon him as the dewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallethיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127:and of him and of all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that arewith him there shall not be leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498so much asגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

13Moreover, ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he be gottenיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622into a cityעִיר֙'irH5892,then shall all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to that cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and we will drawוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498it into the riverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158,until there be not oneגַּם־gam-H1571small stoneצְרֽוֹר׃ פtze.RorH6872foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672there.

14And Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The counselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098of Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896than the counselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.For the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068had appointedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to defeatלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302,to the intentלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068might bringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451upon Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

15Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365unto Zadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659and to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,Thus and thus did Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and thus and thus have I counselledיָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289.

16Now therefore sendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120,and tellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Lodgeתָּ֤לֶןTa.lenH3885not this nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915in the plainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH5679 H6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,but speedilyעָב֣וֹרa.VorH5674pass overתַּעֲב֑וֹרta.'a.VorH5674;lest the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428be swallowed upיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that are with him.

17Now Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083and Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290stayedעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975by En–rogelH5883;for they mightיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201not be seenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892:and a wenchהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198wentH1980and toldוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them; and they wentH3212and toldוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.

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