Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 17:24-27

24Then Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266.And Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.LomH53passed overעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,he and all the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him.

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.

26So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53pitchedוַיִּ֤חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סha.gil.'AdH1568.

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,

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