Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 17:17-29

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.

23And whenAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that hiscounselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808followed, hesaddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his ass, andaroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and gat himhomeבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, unto hiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892, andsetH6965hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004inorderוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680, and hangedhimselfH413; and hediedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchre of hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

24ThenDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732cameבָּ֣אba'H935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266. AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.LomH53passedעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him.

25AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53setשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021over thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635insteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097.NowH935Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501theIsraeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481, thatwentH935in to Abigal thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269toZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

26AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53pitchedוַיִּ֤חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סha.gil.'AdH1568.

27And itcameH935topassH935, whenDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732wascomeH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266, thatShobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176ofRabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983, andMachirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988ofLo-debarH3810, andBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569ofRogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,

28broughtbedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904, and basons, and earthenvesselsוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627, andwheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406, andbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184, andmealוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058, andparchedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039corn, andbeansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321, andlentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742, andparchedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039pulse,

29andhoneyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706, andbutterוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529, andsheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629, andcheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194of kine, forDavidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732, and for thepeopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971that were with him, toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398: for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971ishungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457, andwearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889, andthirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

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