Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18:1-4

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were with him, andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967over them.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentH7971forthH3318thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partH3027underH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, and athirdוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992partH3027underH3027thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, and athirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992partH3027underH3027thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, I willsurelyH3318goH3318forthH3318withyouH7971myselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589also.

3But thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808goתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318: forifאִם־'im-H518weH3588fleeנֹ֨סnosH5127awayנָנ֜וּסna.NusH5127, they willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808care forusH413;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518halfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677ofusH413dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, will they care forusH413: but thou art worthtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505ofusH413: thereforenowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258it isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896that thou bereadyוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258to succourusH413outH3318of thecityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,WhatH834seemethyouH834bestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190I willdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179sideיַ֣דyadH3027, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentH3381outH413byhundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and bythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

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