New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 17:1-3
1Furthermore, Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376and let me setH6965outH6965and pursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה אַחֲרֵי־ve.'er.de.Fah 'a.cha.rei-H7291H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.
2And I willattackוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935him while he is wearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andexhaustedוּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִםu.re.Peh ya.Da.yimH7504H3027and startleוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729him, so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are with him will fleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127. ThenI will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221andH5221killH5221the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he isaloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905,
3and I will bringוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971backH7725to you.The returnכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725of everyoneהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605depends on the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are seekingמְבַקֵּ֔שׁme.va.KeshH1245; thenallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will be atpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- 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
- EGW Writings
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