New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 17:17-29
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.VarH3808H1697was 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.
21It cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they had departedלֶכְתָּ֗םlekh.TamH1980,that they cameH5927upH5927out of the wellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875and wentוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and reportedוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “SetH6965outH6965and crossH5674overH5674the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thisH3602isH3602whatH3602Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302has advisedיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you.”
22Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith him setH6965outH6965and crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383; bydawnא֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר'or ha.Bo.kerH216H1242not evenH5704oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259remainedנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had not crossedעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
23Now whenH3512Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that his adviceעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098had not beenfollowedנֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ne.'es.TahH6213,he saddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and setH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to his homeבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, tohis cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892, andsetH6680his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004inH6680orderH6680, andhangedוַיֵּחָנַ֑קvai.ye.cha.NakH2614himself; so he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in his father’sאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1graveבְּקֶ֥בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913.
25Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53putשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021inH5921commandH5921ofH5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635inH8478placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097.Now Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501the Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadH935relationsH935withH935Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣ל'a.vi.GalH26the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.
27Now when Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had comeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266,Shobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176fromRabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,Machirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988from Lo-debarH3810, andBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569from Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,
28broughtH5066bedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904,basinsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592,potteryוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627,wheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406,barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,flourוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058,roastedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039grain,beansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321,lentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,roastedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039seeds,
29honeyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706,curdsוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529,sheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629,and cheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194of the herdבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241,for Davidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732and the peopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him,to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.For they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971are hungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457and exhaustedוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889and thirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.”
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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