Revised Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17
1Moreover Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,Let me now choose outאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240H8147thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and I will ariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965and pursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732this nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:
2And I will comeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935upon him while he iswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023and weakוּרְפֵ֣הu.re.PehH7504handedיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027,and will make him afraidוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729:and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that arewith him shall fleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;and I will smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428only:
6And when Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spakeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hath spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696after this mannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697:shall we doהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213afterhis sayingדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?if not; speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.
8For, saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365,thou knowestיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thy fatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and his menאֲנָשָׁ֜יו'a.na.ShavH582, that they bemighty menגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368, and they bechafedוּמָרֵ֥יu.ma.ReiH4751in their mindsנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315,as a bearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelps in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:and thy fatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1isa manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,and will not lodgeיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885with the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
9Behold, he is hidנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244now in someבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259pitהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354,or in someבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259otherplaceהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725:and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrownכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307at the firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462,that whosoeverוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085hearethהַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ha.sho.Me.a'H8085it will sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,There is a slaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among the peopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971that followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.
10And he also that isvaliantבֶּן־ חַ֗יִלben- Cha.yilH2428H1121,whose heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820isas the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of a lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738,shall utterlyהִמֵּ֣סhi.MesH4549meltיִמָּ֑סyi.MasH4549:for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowethיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045that thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1isa mighty manגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368, and they which be with him arevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121.
11Therefore I counselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478be generallyהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622gatheredיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622unto thee, from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884,as the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that isby the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220for multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;and that thou goהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980to battleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128in thine own personוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440.
12So shall we comeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935upon him in someבְּאַחַ֤דbe.'a.chatH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725where he shall be foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672,and we will lightH5168upon him as the dewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallethיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127:and of him and of all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that arewith him there shall not be leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498so much asגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
13Moreover, ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he be gottenיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622into a cityעִיר֙'irH5892,then shall all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to that cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and we will drawוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498it into the riverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158,until there be not oneגַּם־gam-H1571small stoneצְרֽוֹר׃ פtze.RorH6872foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672there.
14And Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The counselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098of Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896than the counselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.for Yhwhוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068had appointedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to defeatלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302,to the intentלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068might bringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451upon Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.
15Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365unto Zadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659and to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,Thus and thus did Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and thus and thus have I counselledיָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289.
16Now therefore sendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120,and tellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Lodgeתָּ֤לֶןTa.lenH3885not this nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915in the plainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH5679H6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,but speedilyעָב֣וֹרa.VorH5674pass overתַּעֲב֑וֹרta.'a.VorH5674;lest the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428be swallowed upיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that are with him.
17Now Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083and Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290stayedעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975by En–rogelH5883;for they mightיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201not be seenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892:and a wenchהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198wentH1980and toldוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them; and they wentH3212and toldוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.
18Nevertheless a ladנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, and toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53:but they wentH3212bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147of them away quicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to a man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004in Bahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980,which had a wellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in his courtבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691;whitherשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033they went downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381.
19And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947and spreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566a coveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539over the well’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and spreadוַתִּשְׁטַ֥חva.tish.TachH7849ground wheatהָֽרִפ֑וֹתha.ri.FotH7383thereon; and the thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697was not knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.
20And when Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802to the houseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Where isAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290and Jonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083?And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, They be gone overעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the brookמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4323of waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.And when they had soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245and could not findמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
21And it came to pass, afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they were departedH3212,that they came upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of the wellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875,and wentH3212and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,and pass quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120overוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325:for thus hath Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289against you.
22Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that werewith him, and they passed overוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:by the morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216there lackedנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737not oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of them that was not gone overעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
23And when Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that his counselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098was not followedנֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ne.'es.TahH6213,he saddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and aroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and gat him homeH3212to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,to his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892,and put his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004in orderוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680,and hangedוַיֵּחָנַ֑קvai.ye.cha.NakH2614himself, and diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchreבְּקֶ֥בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.
25And Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53madeשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021captain of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635instead of Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097:which Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wasa man’sאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376sonבֶן־ven-H1121,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501an Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481,that went inבָּא֙ba'H935to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣ל'a.vi.GalH26the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Nahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269to Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.
27And it came to pass, when Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732was comeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266,that Shobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176of Rabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,and Machirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988of Lo–debarH3810,and Barzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569of Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,
28BroughtH5066bedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904,and basonsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592,and earthenיוֹצֵ֔רyo.TzerH3335vesselsוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627,and wheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406,and barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,and flourוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058,and parchedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039grain,and beansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321,and lentilesוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,and parchedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039pulse,
29And honeyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706,and butterוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529,and sheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629,and cheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194of kineבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241,for Davidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732,and for the peopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971that werewith him, to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398:for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971ishungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457,and wearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889,and thirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771,in 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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