New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 18:1-3

1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookH6485aH6485countH6485of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him andappointedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760overעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

2And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentH7971the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971outH7971,a thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992under the commandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,a thirdוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992under the commandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,and a thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992under the commandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “I myselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589will certainlyH3318goH3318outH3318with you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571.”

3But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You should not goתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318outH3318;for ifאִם־'im-H518inH5127factH5127we fleeH5127,they will not careיָשִׂ֧ימוּ לֵ֗בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820aboutאֵלֵ֣ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413us; and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518halfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677of us dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,they will not careיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820aboutאֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuH413us. But you areworth tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505of us; so nowH6258it is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896that you will be readyto helpלַעְזֽוֹר׃ סla'.zirH5826us from the cityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.”

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