Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 15

1And it came to pass afterthisמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53preparedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himchariotsמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818andhorsesוְסֻסִ֑יםve.su.SimH5483, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

2AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53roseearlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925, andstoodוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideיַ֖דyadH3027thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and it was so, that when anymanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376that had acontroversyרִיב֩rivH7379cameלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941, thenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ofwhatאֵֽי־'ei-H335cityעִיר֙'irH5892art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isoneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259of thetribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, thymattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896andrightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228; but there is no man deputed by thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428tohearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee.

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559moreover, O that I weremadeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, that everymanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376who hath anysuitרִ֥יבrivH7379orcauseוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941mightcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me, and I would do himjusticeוְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ve.hitz.dak.TivH6663!

5And it was so, that when anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376camenearבִּקְרָב־bik.rov-H7126to him to do himobeisanceלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812, he putforthוְשָׁלַ֧חve.sha.LachH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027, andtookוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388him, andkissedוְנָ֥שַׁקve.Na.shakH5401him.

6And in thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941: soAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleוַיְגַנֵּב֙vay.ga.NevH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And it came to passafterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, I pray thee, let megoH3212andpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088, which I havevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

8For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088while IabodeH3427atGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyriaבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, If theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall bring meagainיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725indeed toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then I willserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647theLORDיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068.

9And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him,GoH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965. So hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212toHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughout all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As soon as yehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, then ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53reignethמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11And withAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentהָלְכ֞וּha.le.KhuH1980twohundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that wereinvitedקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121; and theywentוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980in theirsimplicityלְתֻמָּ֑םle.tu.MamH8537, and theyknewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not anythingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counsellorיוֹעֵ֣ץyo.'EtzH3289, from hiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892, even fromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542, while heofferedבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077. And theconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195wasstrongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533; for thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227continuallyהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980withAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13And therecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935amessengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820of themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650that were with him atJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965, and let usfleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272; for we shall not elseescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53: makespeedמַהֲר֣וּma.ha.RuH4116todepartH3212, lest he shouldovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381ussuddenlyיְמַהֵ֤רye.ma.HerH4116, andbringוְהִדִּ֤יחַve.hi.Di.achH5080evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451upon us, andsmiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15And theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are ready to do whatever mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallappointיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentforthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, and all hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him. And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֛יםna.ShimH802, who wereconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentforthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him, andtarriedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in aplaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004that was faroffהַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ha.mer.ChakH4801 H1023.

18And all hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedonעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674byיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027his side; and all theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774, and all thePelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432, and all theGittitesהַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.TimH1663,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whocameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterבְרַגְלוֹ֙ve.rag.LoH7272him fromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661, passedonעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, WhygoestH3212thou also with us?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725to thyplaceלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725, andabideוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428: for thou art astrangerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237, and also anexileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540.

20Though thoucamestבּוֹאֶ֗ךָbo.'E.khaH935butyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543, should I thisdayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117make theegoH3212up anddownאֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤'a.no.'a.khaH5128with us? seeing IgoH1980wherever I may,returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725thou, and takebackוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thybrethrenאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251:mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571be with thee.

21AndIttaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428livethוְחֵי֙ve.CheiH2416, surely in whatplaceבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall be, whether indeathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194orlifeלְחַיִּ֔יםle.chai.YimH2416, even there also will thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650be.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIttaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoH3212and passoverוַעֲבֹ֑רva.'a.VorH5674. AndIttaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passedoverוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674, and all hismenאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582, and all the littleonesהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945that were with him.

23And all thecountryהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776weptבּוֹכִים֙bo.KhimH1058with aloudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971passedoverעֹֽבְרִ֑ים'oe.RimH5674: thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428also himself passedoverעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971passedoverעֹבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674,towardפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440thewayדֶ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

24And loZadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659also, and all theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881were with him,bearingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and they setdownוַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.Tzi.kuH3332thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; andAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54wentupוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, until all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hadpassedתֹּ֥ם לַעֲב֥וֹרtom la.'a.VorH8552 H5674out of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toZadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, Carrybackהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430into thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: if I shallfindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, he will bring meagainוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725, andshowוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me both it, and hishabitationנָוֵֽהוּ׃na.Ve.huH5116:

26But if he shall thussayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, I have nodelightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in thee; behold, here am I, let himdoיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to me asseemethבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ סbe.'ei.NavH5869goodH2896to him.

27Thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also toZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Art not thou aseerהֲרוֹאֶ֣הha.ro.'EhH7200?returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725into thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, and yourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121with you,Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thysonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200, I willtarryמִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּmit.mah.Me.ahH4102in theplainבְּעַֽרְב֖וֹתbe.'av.rotH6160 H5679of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, untilwordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697shallcomeבּ֥וֹאBo'H935from you toinformלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046me.

29Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659therefore andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carriedH7725thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: and theytarriedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427there.

30AndDavidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732wentupעֹלֶה֩'o.LehH5927by theascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608of mountOlivetהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132, andweptוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as hewentעֹלֶ֣ה׀'o.LehH5927, and had hisheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645, and hewentהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182: and all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with himcoveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, and they wentupוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as theywentעָלֹ֖ה'a.LohH5927.

31And onetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302is among theconspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194withAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53. AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, OLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068, I pray thee, turn thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302intofoolishnessסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528.

32And it came to pass, that whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732hadcomeבָּ֣אba'H935to thetopהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218of the mount, where heworshippedיִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430, behold,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757came tomeetH7125him with hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801tornקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167, andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218:

33To whomDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If thou shalt passonעָבַ֣רְתָּ'a.Var.taH5674with me, then thou shalt be aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to me:

34But if thou shaltreturnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559toAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53, I will be thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650, Okingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; as I have been thyfather’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650to thistimeמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227, so will I now also be thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650: then mayest thou for medefeatוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35And hast thou not there with theeZadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548? therefore it shall be, that whateverthingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thou shalthearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085out of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, thou shalttellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046it toZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Behold, they have there with them theirtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290Zadok’sלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659son, andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083Abiathar’sלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54son ; and bythemבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027ye shallsendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971to me everythingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that ye canhearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.

37SoHushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53cameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935intoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15

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