New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 17:7-14

7So Hushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “ThisH2088timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471the adviceהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098that Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hasgivenיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289is not goodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.”

8Moreover, Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You knowיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045your fatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and his menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,that they are mightyH1368menH1368and they arefierceוּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙u.ma.Rei ne.feshH4751 H5315,like a bearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedH7909of her cubsשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704.And your fatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1is anexpertH376in warfareמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,and will not spendH3885the nightיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885with the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,he has nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258hiddenנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244himselfהֽוּא־hu'-H1931in oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of thecavesהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354orא֖וֹ'oH176in anotherבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725; and it will bewhenH3512he fallsכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307on them at the firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462attack, that whoever hearsH8085itwill sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, ‘There has beenH1961a slaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among the peopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.’

10And evenגַם־gam-H1571the oneH1121who is valiantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH1121 H2428,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820is like the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of a lionH743,will completelyH4549loseH4549heartH4549;for allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowsיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045that your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is a mightyגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1121and those whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are with him are valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH1121.

11But I counselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478be surelyהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622gatheredיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622to you,from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to BeershebaH884,as the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that is by the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230, and thatyou personallyוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440goהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980into battleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128.

12So we shall comeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935to him in oneבְּאַחַ֤דbe.'a.chatH259of the placesהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725whereשָׁ֔םShamH834 H8033he can be foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672, and we willfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on himas the dewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallsH5307on the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;and of him and of allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the menH376whoH834are with him, not evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259will be leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498.

13Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he withdrawsיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622into a cityעִיר֙'irH5892,then allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to that cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, and we willdragוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498it into thevalleyהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158untilאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H5704 H834not evenגַּם־gam-H1571a smallH6872stoneH6872is foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”

14Then Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The counselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098of Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757is betterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanH4480the counselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.” Forthe Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068had ordainedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to thwartלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302,soלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068might bringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935calamityH7463on Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

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