New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 16:20-23

20Then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302, “Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051your adviceעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098.Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213?”

21Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, “Goבּ֚וֹאBo'H935in to your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1concubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has leftהִנִּ֖יחַhi.Ni.achH5117to keepלִשְׁמ֣וֹרlish.MorH8104the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;then allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085that you have madeH887yourself odiousנִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּniv.'Ash.taH887to your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.The handsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are with you will also be strengthenedוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.”

22So they pitchedוַיַּטּ֧וּvai.ya.TuH5186a tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168for Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53on the roofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406,and Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935in to his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1concubinesפִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23The adviceוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,whichH834hegaveיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, wasas ifH3512one inquiredיִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁyish.'al-Ish-H7592of the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651was allכָּל־kol-H3605the adviceעֲצַ֣ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302regardedby bothH1571Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732and Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ סle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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