Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 18:1-3

1And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that werewith him, and setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967over them.

2And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sent forthוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971a third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971under the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,and a third partוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992under the handבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,and a third partוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992under the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Ittaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,I will surelyיָצֹ֥אya.Tzo'H3318go forthאֵצֵ֛א'e.Tze'H3318with you myselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589also.

3But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not go forthתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318:for if we fleeנֹ֨סnosH5127awayנָנ֜וּסna.NusH5127,they will not careיָשִׂ֧ימוּ לֵ֗בya.Si.mu LevH3820 H7760for us; neither if halfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677of us dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,will they careיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH3820 H7760for us: but now thou artworthכָמֹ֖נוּkha.Mo.nuH3644tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505of us: therefore now it isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896that thou succourלַעְזֽוֹר׃ סla'.zirH5826us out of the cityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.

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