Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 17:7-14

7AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Thecounselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098thatAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathgivenיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289this time isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.

8Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559moreover, Thou knowest thyfatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and hismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, that they bemightyגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368menH376, and they be chafed in their minds, as abearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbed ofherH559whelps in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and thyfatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1is amanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, and willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808lodge with thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, he ishidנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258insomeH259pitהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354, or insomeH259otherH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725: and it willcomeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961topassהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961, whensomeH259of them befallenכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307at thefirstH259, that whosoever heareth it willsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, There is aslaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among thepeopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971thatfollowאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10Andevenגַם־gam-H1571he that isvaliantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820is as theheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of alionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738, shall utterlymeltH4549: forallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knoweth that thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is amightyH1368manH1368, and theywhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834be with him arevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH1368.

11But Icounselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289thatallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478begatheredהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622togetherיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622unto thee, fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to Beer-sheba, as thesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that is by theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; and that thougoH1980tobattleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128in thineownוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440personH1980.

12SoH3808shallweH834comeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935uponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him insomeH376placeהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725whereH834he shall befoundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672, andweH834will lightuponעַל־'al-H5921him as thedewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919falleth on thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: and of him and ofallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605themenH376that are with himweH834willnotH3808leaveוְנַ֣חְנוּve.Nach.nuH5117soH3808muchH834as one.

13Moreoverגַּם־gam-H1571,ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he be gottenintoאֶל־'el-H413acityעִיר֙'irH5892, then shallallכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to thatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, andweH834will draw itintoאֶל־'el-H413theriverעַד־'ad-H5704,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704there benotלֹא־lo'-H3808one smallstoneH834foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672there.

14AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thecounselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098ofHushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanH2896thecounselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302. For theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068hadordainedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to defeat thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302, to the intent that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068mightbringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451uponH935Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

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