New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 18:1-14

1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760overעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

2Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971out,one thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992under thecommandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,one thirdוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992under thecommandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,and one thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992under thecommandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “I myselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589will surelyיָצֹ֥אya.Tzo'H3318goאֵצֵ֛א'e.Tze'H3318out with you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571.”

3But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You should not goתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318out; for ifאִם־'im-H518we indeedנֹ֨סnosH5127fleeנָנ֜וּסna.NusH5127,they will not careיָשִׂ֧ימוּ לֵ֗בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820aboutאֵלֵ֣ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413us; even ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518halfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677of us dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,they will not careיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820aboutאֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuH413us. Butyou are worth tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505of us; therefore nowH6258it is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896that you be readyto helpלַעְזֽוֹר׃ סla'.zirH5826us from the cityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.”

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whateverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seemsH3190bestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190to you I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213.” Sothe kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975besideיַ֣דyadH413 H3027the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318out by hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

5The kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52and Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Dealgentlyלְאַט־le.'at-H328for my sake with the youngלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53.” Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085when the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedבְּצַוֹּ֥תbe.tza.VotH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandersהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269concerningעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6Then the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421tookH1961placeH1961inthe forestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

7The peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478weredefeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּvai.yi.Na.ge.fuH5062thereשָׁם֙shamH8033beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and the slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117was greatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419,20,000עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃'es.Rim 'A.lefH6242 H505men.

8For the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033was spreadנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327overעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the wholeכָל־khol-H3605countrysideהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the forestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thanמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH4480 H834the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredאָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398.

9Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53happened to meetוַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'H7122the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732.For Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53was ridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392on hismuleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505,and the muleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the thickH7730branchesH7730of a greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424. Andhis headרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caughtH2388fastH2388in the oakבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424, so he wasleftH5414hangingH5414betweenH996heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,while the muleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505that was underתַּחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478him kept goingעָבָֽר׃'a.VarH5674.

10When a certainאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it,he toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingתָּל֖וּיta.LuiH8518in an oakבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424.”

11Then Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376who had toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,you sawרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200him!Whyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then did you not strikeהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221him thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?And I would have givenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414you tenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235piecesof silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701and a beltוַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.RahH2290.”

12The manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Even ifוְל֨וּאve.lo'H3863I should receiveשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701in my handכַּפַּי֙ka.PaiH3709,I would not putאֶשְׁלַ֥ח'esh.LachH7971out my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstH413the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121; forin our hearingבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680you and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52and Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Protectשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104for me the youngבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53!’

13Otherwiseאֽוֹ־'o-H176,if I had dealtעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213treacherouslyשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267against his lifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315(andthere is nothingוְכָל־ דָּבָ֖ר לֹא־ve.khol da.Var lo'-H3605 H1697 H3808hiddenיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582from the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428),then you yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859would have stoodתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320aloofמִן־ מִנֶּֽגֶד׃min- mi.Ne.gedH4480 H5048.”

14Then Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will notwasteH3176timeH3176hereכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with you.”So he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628them through the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53while he was yetעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in themidstבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the oakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

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