Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 16:20-23

20Then saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098among you what we shall doנַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

21And Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,Go inבּ֚וֹאBo'H935unto thy father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1concubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370,which he hath leftH3240to keepלִשְׁמ֣וֹרlish.MorH8104the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085that thou art abhorredנִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּniv.'Ash.taH887of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:then shall the handsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of all that arewith thee be strongוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.

22So they spreadוַיַּטּ֧וּvai.ya.TuH5186Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53a tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168upon the top of the houseהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406;and Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53went inוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1concubinesפִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23And the counselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,which he counselledיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, wasas if a manיִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁyish.'al-Ish-H376had enquiredיִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁyish.'al-Ish-H7592at the oracleבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: so wasall the counselעֲצַ֣ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302both with Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732and with Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ סle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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