Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 17:7-14
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.yilH1121H2428, 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.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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