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2 Samuel 17:7-14

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.

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