Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 18

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were with him, andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760over themcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentforthוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971a thirdpartהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971under thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, and a thirdpartוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992under thehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, and a thirdpartוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992under thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, I willsurelyיָצֹ֥אya.Tzo'H3318goforthאֵצֵ֛א'e.Tze'H3318with youmyselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589also.

3But thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt not goforthתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318: for if wefleeנֹ֨סnosH5127awayנָנ֜וּסna.NusH5127, they will notcareיָשִׂ֧ימוּ לֵ֗בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820for us; neither ifhalfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677of usdieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191, will theycareיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820for us: but now thou artworthכָמֹ֖נוּkha.Mo.nuH3644tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505of us: therefore now it isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896that thou shouldesthelpלַעְזֽוֹר׃ סla'.zirH5826us out of thecityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whatseemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869to youbestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190I willdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179sideיַ֣דyadH3027, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameoutיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318byhundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and bythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

5And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Dealgentlyלְאַט־le.'at-H328for my sake with the youngmanלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288, even withAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53. And all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085when thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gave all thecaptainsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269chargeבְּצַוֹּ֥תbe.tza.VotH6680concerningדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6So thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was in theforestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669;

7Where thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereslainוַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּvai.yi.Na.ge.fuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and there was there agreatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505men .

8For thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was therescatteredנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327over thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of all thecountryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theforestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117than theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredאָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398.

9AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53metוַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'H7122theservantsלִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣יlif.Nei 'av.DeiH6440 H5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732. AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53rodeרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392upon amuleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505, and themuleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935under the thickboughsשׂוֹבֶךְ֩soeKhH7730of agreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424, and hisheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caughtfastוַיֶּחֱזַ֧קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in theoakבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424, and he was lefthangingוַיֻּתַּן֙vai.yu.TanH5414between theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and themuleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505that was under him wentawayעָבָֽר׃'a.VarH5674.

10And acertainאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, Isawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingתָּל֖וּיta.LuiH8518in anoakבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424.

11AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, And, behold, thousawestרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200him, and why didst thou notsmiteהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221him there to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776? and I would havegivenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414theetenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235shekels ofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andaאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259beltוַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.RahH2290.

12And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Thoughוְל֨וּאve.lo'H3863I shouldreceiveשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shekels ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701in myhandכַּפַּי֙ka.PaiH3709, yet would I not putforthאֶשְׁלַ֥ח'esh.LachH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121: for in ourhearingבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thee andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104that none touch the youngmanבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.

13Otherwiseאֽוֹ־'o-H176I should havewroughtעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213falsehoodשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267against my ownlifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315: for there is nomatterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697hidיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582from thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and thou thyself wouldest havesetתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320thyself against me .

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, I may nottarryאֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176thus withtheeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440. And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in hishandבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628them through theheartH3820ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, while he was yetaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in the midst of theoakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15Andtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngmenנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armourכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627surroundedוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437andsmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, andslewוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191him.

16AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725frompursuingמִרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יmir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: forJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097restrainedחָשַׂ֥ךְcha.SakhH2820thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17And theytookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into agreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in theforestבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293, andlaidוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68upon him: and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

18NowAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣םve.'av.sha.LomH53in hislifetimeבְחַיָּיו֙ve.cha.yavH2416hadtakenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947andbuiltוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324for himself apillarמַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ma.Tze.vetH4678, which is in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428daleבְּעֵֽמֶק־be.'e.mek-H6010: for hesaidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, I have nosonבֵ֔ןVenH1121to keep mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034inremembranceהַזְכִּ֣ירhaz.KirH2142: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thepillarלַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙la.ma.Tze.vetH4678after his ownnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034: and it iscalledוַיִּקָּ֤רֵאvai.yi.Ka.re'H7121to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53placeיַ֣דyadH3027.

19Thensaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659, Let me nowrunאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323, andinformוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, how theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathavengedשְׁפָט֥וֹshe.fa.ToH8199himself of hisenemiesמִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבָֽיו׃mi.Yad 'o.ye.VavH3027 H341.

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Thouאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalt not beartidingsבְּשֹׂרָ֤הbe.so.RahH1309thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, but thou shalt beartidingsוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117: but thisdayוְהַיּ֤וֹםve.hai.YomH3117thou shalt bear notidingsתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319, because theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

21Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097toCushiלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569,GoH3212tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428what thou hastseenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200. AndCushiכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself toJoabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097, andranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.

22Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659yetagainוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, ButhoweverH4100, let me also, I pray thee,runאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569. AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why wilt thourunרָץ֙ratzH7323, mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121, seeing that thou hast notidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309readyמֹצֵֽאת׃mo.TzetH4672?

23But however, said he, let merunאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Runר֑וּץRutzH7323. ThenAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theplainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, andoutranוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Cushiהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.

24AndDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732satיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427between thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179: and thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822wentupH3212to theroofגַּ֤גgagH1406over thegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179to thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and behold amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֥ץratzH7323alone.

25And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If he is alone, there istidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310. And hecameH3212apaceH1980, and drewnearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131.

26And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323: and thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to theporterהַשֹּׁעֵ֔רha.sho.'ErH7778, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold anothermanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֣ץratzH7323alone. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He also bringethtidingsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319.

27And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Ithinkרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200therunningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794of theforemostהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223is like therunningכִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794ofAhimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He is agoodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, andcomethיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935withgoodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.

28AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, All iswellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965. And he felldownוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to theearthאָ֑רְצָה ס'A.re.tzahH776upon hisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639before thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, who hath deliveredupסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462themenהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatraisedנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375theirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027against mylordבַּֽאדֹנִ֥יba.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is the youngmanלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53safeשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965? AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, WhenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650, and me thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, Isawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200agreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, but Iknewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not what it was .

30And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Turnasideסֹ֖בsoH5437, andstandהִתְיַצֵּ֣בhit.ya.TzevH3320hereכֹּ֑הKohH3541. And he turnedasideוַיִּסֹּ֖בvai.yi.SoH5437, and stoodstillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

31And, behold,Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569cameבָּ֑אBa'H935; andCushiהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tidingsיִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙yit.ba.SerH1319, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathavengedשְׁפָטְךָ֤she.fa.te.KhaH8199thee thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117of allthemמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027that roseupהַקָּמִ֥יםha.ka.MimH6965against thee.

32And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toCushiהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569, Is the youngmanלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53safeהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? AndCushiהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, May theenemiesאֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.VeiH341of mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and all thatriseקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965against thee to do theeharmלְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'AhH7451, be as that youngmanכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288is .

33And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428was muchmovedוַיִּרְגַּ֣זvai.yir.GazH7264, and wentupוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to thechamberעֲלִיַּ֥ת'a.li.YatH5944over thegateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, andweptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058: and as hewentH3212, thus hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, O mysonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121, mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53! O that I haddiedמוּתִי֙mu.TiH4191fortheeיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414, OAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, mysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121, mysonבְנִֽי׃ve.NiH1121!

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18

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