Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 17:17-22

17Nowכִּ֣יkiH3588Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083andAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290stayedעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975byEn-rogelH5883; and amaidservantהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198used togoוְהָלְכָ֤הve.ha.le.KhahH1980andtellוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them; and theywentיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980andtoldוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: for they mightnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beseenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200tocomeH935intoH935thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

18But aladנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53: and theywentH935bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147of themawayH935quicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120, andcameH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376inBahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980, who had awellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in hiscourtבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691; and theywentH935downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381thither.

19And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947andspreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566thecoveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539over thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, and strewed bruised cornthereonH5921; andnothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808wasknownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.

20AndAbsalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameH935to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802to thehouseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004; and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346areAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290andJonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083? And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, They begoneH935over thebrookמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4323ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. And when they hadsoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245and couldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them, theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21And itcameH1961topassוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they were departed, that theycameH1961upH5927outH5921of thewellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875, andwentH5927andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, andpassH5674quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120over thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325: forthusכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602hathAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledagainstH5921youכִּי־ki-H3588.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him, and theypassedH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: by themorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216there lackednotH3808one of them that wasnotH3808goneH3808overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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