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2 Samuel 17:15-22

15Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365toZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659and toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Thus and thus didAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53and theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thus and thus have Icounselledיָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289.

16Now thereforesendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120, andtellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Lodgeתָּ֤לֶןTa.lenH3885not thisnightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160 H5679of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057, butspeedilyעָב֣וֹרa.VorH5674passoverתַּעֲב֑וֹרta.'a.VorH5674; lest thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428be swallowedupיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104, and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that are with him.

17NowJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083andAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290stayedעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975byEnrogelH5883; for theymightיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201not beseenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892: and amaidservantהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198wentH1980andtoldוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them; and theywentH3212andtoldוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.

18Nevertheless aladנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53: but theywentH3212bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147of them awayquicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376inBahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980, who had awellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in hiscourtבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691; intowhichשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033theydescendedוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381.

19And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947andspreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566acoveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539over thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, andspreadוַתִּשְׁטַ֥חva.tish.TachH7849groundgrainהָֽרִפ֑וֹתha.ri.FotH7383on it; and thethingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697was notknownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.

20And whenAbsalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802to thehouseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Where isAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290andJonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083? And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, They have goneoverעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674thebrookמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4323ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. And when they hadsoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245and could notfindמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them, theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21And it came to pass,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they haddepartedH3212, that theycameוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of thewellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875, andwentH3212andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965, and passquicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120overוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325: for thus hathAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289against you.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him, and they passedoverוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: by themorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216there wasleftנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737notoneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of them that had not goneoverעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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