New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 17:17-20

17Now Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083and Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290were stayingעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975atEn-rogelH5883,and a femaleH8198servantH8198would goוְהָלְכָ֤הve.ha.le.KhahH1980and informוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them, and they would goיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980and informוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,for they couldיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201not allow themselves to be seenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200enteringלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

18But a boyנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288did seeוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, and he toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53;so the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147of them leftוַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.KhuH1980quicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in Bahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980,who had a wellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in his courtyardבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691,and they wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381into it.

19Andthe womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947a coverהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539and spreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566it overH5921the well’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440and scatteredוַתִּשְׁטַ֥חva.tish.TachH7849barleyH7383mealH7383on it, so that nothingוְלֹ֥א דָּבָֽר׃ve.Lo' da.VarH3808 H1697was knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.

20Then Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802at the houseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346are Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290and Jonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083?” Andthe womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, “They have crossedעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the brookמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4323of waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.”And whenH3512they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245and did not findמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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