Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 16

1And whenDavidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732was alittleמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592pastעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674thetopמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁme.ha.RoshH7218of the hill, behold,Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717theservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288ofMephiboshethH4648metH7125him, with acoupleוְצֶ֨מֶדve.Tze.medH6776ofdonkeysחֲמֹרִ֜יםcha.mo.RimH2543saddledחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםcha.vu.ShimH2280, and upon them twohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loaves ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֧הu.me.'AhH3967bunches ofraisinsצִמּוּקִ֛יםtzi.mu.KimH6778, and anhundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967of summerfruitsקַ֖יִץKa.yitzH7019, and abottleוְנֵ֥בֶלve.Ne.velH5035ofwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toZibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717, What meanest thou by these? AndZibaצִ֠יבָאTzi.va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thedonkeysהַחֲמוֹרִ֨יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543are for theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004to rideonלִרְכֹּ֗בlir.KoH7392; and thebreadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםu.ha.le.chemH3899and summerfruitוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ve.ha.Ka.yitzH7019for the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288toeatלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398; and thewineוְהַיַּ֕יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196, that such as arefaintהַיָּעֵ֖ףhai.ya.'EfH3287in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057maydrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, And where is thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121? AndZibaצִיבָ֜אtzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold, heabidethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, Todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117shall thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478restoreיָשִׁ֤יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725to me thekingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

4Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toZibaלְצִבָ֔אle.tzi.Va'H6717, Behold, thine are all that pertained toMephiboshethH4648. AndZibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ihumblyהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִיhish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812beseech thee that I mayfindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5And whenkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935toBahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980, behold, from there cameoutיוֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617: he cameforthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318, andcursedוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043continually as hecameיָצ֖וֹאya.Tzo'H3318.

6And hecastוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68atDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and at all theservantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and all the mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368were on his righthandמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on hisleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

7And thussaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096when hecursedבְּקַֽלְל֑וֹbe.ka.LoH7043, Comeoutצֵ֥אtze'H3318, comeoutצֵ֛אtze'H3318, thoubloodyהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, and thouworthlessהַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376:

8TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathreturnedהֵשִׁיב֩he.ShivH7725upon thee all thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, in whose stead thou hastreignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427; and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathdeliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410into thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121: and, behold, thou art taken in thymischiefבְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָbe.Ra.'a.Te.khaH7451, because thou art abloodyדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

9Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Why should thisdeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? let me gooverאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674, I pray thee, and takeoffוְאָסִ֥ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.

10And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What have I to do with you, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870? so let himcurseיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043, because theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathsaidאָ֤מַר'A.marH559to him,Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732. Who shall thensayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, Why hast thou donesoעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?

11AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52, and to all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, Behold, mysonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121, who cameforthיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318from my ownbodyמִמֵּעַ֖יmi.me.'AiH4578,seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315: how much more now may thisBenjamiteH1145do it ? let himaloneH3240, and let himcurseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043; for theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathbiddenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

12It may be that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willlookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on myafflictionבְּעֵינִ֑יbe.'o.niH5869 H6040, and that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068willrepayוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725megoodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for hiscursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13And asDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212by thewayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870,Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentalongH1980on thehill’sהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022sideבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763oppositeלְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, andcursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043as hewentH1980, andthrewוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68atלְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, andcastוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083.

14And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and all thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him,becameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935wearyעֲיֵפִ֑ים'a.ye.FimH5889, andrefreshedוַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁvai.yi.na.FeshH5314themselves there.

15AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302with him.

16And it came to pass, whenHushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֛יha.'ar.KiH757,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463, hadcomeבָּ֞אba'H935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, thatHushaiחוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, Godsaveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Godsaveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

17AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHushaiחוּשַׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365, Is this thykindnessחַסְדְּךָ֖chas.de.KhaH2617to thyfriendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453? whywentestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980thou not with thyfriendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?

18AndHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53, Nay; but whom theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and thispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971, and all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,chooseבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977, his will I be, and with him will Iabideאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427.

19Andagainוְהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתve.ha.she.NitH8145, whom should Iserveאֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד'e.'e.VodH5647? should I not serve in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of hissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121? as I haveservedעָבַ֙דְתִּי֙'a.Vad.tiH5647in thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440, so will I be in thypresenceלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פli.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

20Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098among you what we shalldoנַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

21AndAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, Goinבּ֚וֹאBo'H935to thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1concubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370, which he hathleftH3240tokeepלִשְׁמ֣וֹרlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085that thou artabhorredנִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּniv.'Ash.taH887by thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1: then shall thehandsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of all that are with thee bestrongוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.

22So theyspreadוַיַּטּ֧וּvai.ya.TuH5186Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53atentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168upon the top of thehouseהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406; andAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentinוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1concubinesפִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi.lag.SheiH6370in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23And thecounselוַעֲצַ֣תva.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302, which hecounselledיָעַץ֙ya.'AtzH3289in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, was as if amanיִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁyish.'al-Ish-H376hadenquiredיִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁyish.'al-Ish-H7592at theoracleבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: so was all thecounselעֲצַ֣ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302both withDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732and withAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ סle.'av.sha.LomH53.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16

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