Revised Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:3-4
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 LevH3820H7760for us; neither if halfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677of us dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,will they careיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH3820H7760for 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.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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