New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 17:15-17

15ThenHushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659and to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, “ThisH2088is whatH2088Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counseledיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthisH2088is whatH2088I have counseledיָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, sendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120and tellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Do not spendתָּ֤לֶןTa.lenH3885the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915at the fordsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,but by allוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571 H5674meansH5674crossH5674overH5674,orH6435elseH6435the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are with him will bedestroyedיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104.’”

17Now Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083and Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290were stayingעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975atEn-rogelH5883,and a maidservantהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198would goוְהָלְכָ֤הve.ha.le.KhahH1980and tellוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them, and they would goיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980and tellוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,for they couldיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201not be seenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200enteringלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

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