Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 17:6-9

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.

7And Hushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,The counselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098that Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hath givenיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289isnot goodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896at this timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471.

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.

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