New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 17:21-29

21It cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they had departedלֶכְתָּ֗םlekh.TamH1980that they cameוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927up out of the wellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875and wentוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965and crossH5674overH5674the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120for thusכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302has counseledיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you.”

22Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith him aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383; and bydawnא֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר'or ha.Bo.kerH216 H1242not evenH5704oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259remainedנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had not crossedעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23Now whenH3512Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that his counselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098was notfollowedנֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ne.'es.TahH6213, hesaddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and aroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to his homeבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, tohis cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892, andsetH6680his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004in orderH6680, andstrangledוַיֵּחָנַ֑קvai.ye.cha.NakH2614himself; thus he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the graveבְּקֶ֥בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

24Then Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732cameבָּ֣אba'H935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266.And Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.LomH53crossedעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him.

25Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53setשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635in placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097.Now Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501the Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wentבָּא֙ba'H935in to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣ל'a.vi.GalH26the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

26And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53campedוַיִּ֤חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סha.gil.'AdH1568.

27Now when Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had comeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266,Shobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176fromRabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,Machirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988from Lo-debarH3810, andBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569from Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,

28broughtH5066bedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904,basinsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592,potteryוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627,wheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406,barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,flourוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058,parchedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039grain,beansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321,lentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,parchedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039seeds,

29honeyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706,curdsוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529,sheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629,and cheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194of the herdבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241,for Davidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732and for the peopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him,to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398;for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971are hungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457and wearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889and thirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.”

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