New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 16:20-22

20Then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302, “Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051your adviceעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098.Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100should we doנַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213?”

21Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, “HaveH935relationsH935withH935your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1concubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has leftH5117behindH5117to takeH8104careH8104of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;then allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085that you have madeH887yourself repulsiveH887to your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.The handsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are with you will also be strengthenedוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.”

22So they pitchedוַיַּטּ֧וּvai.ya.TuH5186a tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168for Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53on the roofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406,and Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hadH935relationsH935withH935his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1concubinesפִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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