Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 17:11-13

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.

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