New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 20:14-18
14Now he wentH5674throughH5674allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to AbelH59,even Beth-maacahH1038,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Beritesהַבֵּרִ֑ים סha.be.RimH1276;and they were gatheredוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yik.le.huH6950together and alsoאַף־'af-H637wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
15They cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֣רוּ עָלָ֗יוvai.ya.Tzu.ru 'a.LavH6696H5921him inAbelH62Beth-maacahH1038, and theycastוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210up a siegeH5550rampH5550againstאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and it stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975by the rampartבַּחֵ֑לba.ChelH2426;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097were wreakingH7843destructionH7843in order to toppleלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.
16Thena wiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802calledוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121from the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, “Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085!Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, ‘Comeקְרַ֣בke.RavH7126hereעַד־ הֵ֔נָּה'ad- He.nahH5704H2008that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with you.’”
17So he approachedוַיִּקְרַ֣בvai.yik.RavH7126her, and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Are you Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?”And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am.” Then she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your maidservantאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.”And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am listeningשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.”
18Then she spokeוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Formerlyבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223they used to sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘They will surelyשָׁאֹ֧לsha.'OlH7592askיְשָׁאֲל֛וּye.sha.'a.LuH7592adviceat Abelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59,’and thusוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651they endedהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552the dispute.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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