Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18:1-8

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.

5And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Dealgentlyלְאַט־le.'at-H328for mysakeH5921with theyoungלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288,evenH853withAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53. Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085when thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gaveבְּצַוֹּ֥תbe.tza.VotH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605thecaptainsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269chargeH5921concerningAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6SoH1961thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318intoH1961thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was in theforestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

7And thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were smitten therebeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and there was agreatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046there thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505menH5971.

8For thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was therespreadנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327over thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofallכָל־khol-H3605thecountryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theforestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thanעַל־'al-H5921theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredאָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398.

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