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2 Samuel 17:1-4

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.

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