Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 18:1-8

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.

4And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, What seemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869you bestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179sideיַ֣דyadH3027,and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971came outיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318by hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and by thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

5And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52and Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Dealgentlyלְאַט־le.'at-H328for my sake with the young manלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288, evenwith Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53.And all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085when the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gave all the captainsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269chargeבְּצַוֹּ֥תbe.tza.VotH6680concerningדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was in the woodבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669;

7Where the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were slainוַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּvai.yi.Na.ge.fuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and there was there a greatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505men.

8For the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was there scatteredנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327over the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of all the countryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and the woodהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117than the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredאָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398.

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