New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 17:21-29
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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