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2 Samuel 17:1-14

1MoreoverAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53, Let me now chooseoutאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, and I willariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965andpursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:

2And I willcomeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935upon him while he iswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andweakוּרְפֵ֣הu.re.PehH7504handedיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027, and will make himafraidוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729: and all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that are with him shallfleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127; and I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428only:

3And I will bringbackוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to thee: themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whom thouseekestמְבַקֵּ֔שׁme.va.KeshH1245is as if allreturnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725: so all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall be inpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4And thesayingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּישַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53wellH5869, and all theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121nowHushaiלְחוּשַׁ֣יle.chu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֑יha.'ar.KiH757also, and let ushearוְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הve.nish.me.'AhH8085likewise what hesaithבְּפִ֖יוbe.FivH6310.

6And whenHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696after thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697: shall wedoהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213after hissayingדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697? if not;speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.

7AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Thecounselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098thatAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathgivenיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289is notgoodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896at thistimeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471.

8For,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365, thouknowestיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thyfatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and hismenאֲנָשָׁ֜יו'a.na.ShavH582, that they are mightymenגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368, and they arechafedוּמָרֵ֥יu.ma.ReiH4751in theirmindsנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315, as abearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelps in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and thyfatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1is amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, and will notlodgeיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885with thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Behold, he ishidנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244now insomeבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259pitהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354, or insomeבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259otherplaceהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725: and it will come to pass, when some of them areoverthrownכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307at thefirstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462, thatwhoeverוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085hearethהַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ha.sho.Me.a'H8085it willsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, There is aslaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among thepeopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971thatfollowאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10And he also that isvaliantבֶּן־ חַ֗יִלben- Cha.yilH1121 H2428, whoseheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820is as theheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of alionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738, shallutterlyהִמֵּ֣סhi.MesH4549meltיִמָּ֑סyi.MasH4549: for allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowethיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045that thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is a mightymanגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368, and they who are with him arevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121.

11Therefore Icounselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478should begenerallyהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622gatheredיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622to thee, fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884, as thesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that is by theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; and that thou shouldestgoהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980tobattleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128in thy ownpersonוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

12So shall wecomeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935upon him insomeבְּאַחַ֤דbe.'a.chatH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725where he shall befoundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672, and we willlightH5168upon him as thedewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallethיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: and of him and of all themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that are with him there shall not beleftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498so muchasגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

13Moreover,ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he shall haveenteredיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622into acityעִיר֙'irH5892, then shall allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to thatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, and we willdrawוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498it into theriverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158, until there is notoneגַּם־gam-H1571smallstoneצְרֽוֹר׃ פtze.RorH6872foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672there.

14AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thecounselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098ofHushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896than thecounselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302. For theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068hadappointedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680todefeatלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302, to theintentלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068mightbringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451uponAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

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