New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 18:1-4
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 LevH7760H3820aboutאֵלֵ֣ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413us; and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518halfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677of us dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,they will not careיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH7760H3820aboutאֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'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.”
4Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whateverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seemsH3190bestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190to you I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213.” Sothe kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975besideיַ֣דyadH413H3027the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318by hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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