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2 Samuel 17:28

מִשְׁכָּ֤ב וְסַפֹּות֙ וּכְלִ֣י יֹוצֵ֔ר וְחִטִּ֥ים וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְקֶ֣מַח וְקָלִ֑י וּפֹ֥ול וַעֲדָשִׁ֖ים וְקָלִֽי׃ Beds and basins and pottery vessels, and wheat and barley and flour and roasted grain, and beans and lentils and roasted grain.   Morphology מִשְׁכָּ֤ב (mishkav) – Root: שׁכב; … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:27

וַיְהִ֕י כְּבֹ֥וא דָוִ֖ד מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה וְשֹׁבִ֨י בֶן־נָחָ֜שׁ מֵרַבַּ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֗ון וּמָכִ֤יר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵל֙ מִלֹּ֣א דְבָ֔ר וּבַרְזִלַּ֥י הַגִּלְעָדִ֖י מֵרֹגְלִֽים׃ And it came to pass, when Dawid came to Maḥanayim, that Shovi son of Naḥash from Rabba of the children of ʿAmmon, and Makhir son … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:26

וַיִּ֤חַן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם אֶ֖רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ ס And Yisraʾel and Avshalom encamped in the land of the Gileʿad.   Morphology וַיִּ֤חַן (vayyikhan) – Root: חנה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “and he encamped”; Notes: Sequential narrative verb describing movement … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:25

וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֗א שָׂ֧ם אַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם תַּ֥חַת יֹואָ֖ב עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א בֶן־אִ֗ישׁ וּשְׁמֹו֙ יִתְרָ֣א הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־בָּא֙ אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת־נָחָ֔שׁ אֲחֹ֥ות צְרוּיָ֖ה אֵ֥ם יֹואָֽב׃ And Avshalom set ʿAmasa in place of Yoʾav over the army. And ʿAmasa was the son of a man whose name was … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:24

וְדָוִ֖ד בָּ֣א מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗ם עָבַר֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן ה֕וּא וְכָל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמֹּֽו׃ And Dawid came to Maḥanayim, and Avshalom crossed the Yarden, he and all the men of Yisraʾel with him.   Morphology וְדָוִ֖ד (ve-Dawid) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:23

וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל רָאָ֗ה כִּ֣י לֹ֣א נֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ עֲצָתֹו֒ וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ אֶֽת־הַחֲמֹ֗ור וַיָּ֜קָם וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתֹו֙ אֶל־עִירֹ֔ו וַיְצַ֥ו אֶל־בֵּיתֹ֖ו וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק וַיָּ֕מָת וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקֶ֥בֶר אָבִֽיו׃ ס And Aḥitofel saw that his counsel was not followed, and he saddled the donkey and arose and went to his … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:22

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֗ד וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתֹּ֔ו וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן עַד־אֹ֣ור הַבֹּ֗קֶר עַד־אַחַד֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־עָבַ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And Dawid arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Yarden until the light of morning; not one was missing … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:21

וַיְהִ֣י אַחֲרֵ֣י לֶכְתָּ֗ם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ מֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔ר וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד ק֣וּמוּ וְעִבְר֤וּ מְהֵרָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם כִּי־כָ֛כָה יָעַ֥ץ עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃ And it was after they had gone that they came up from the well and went and told King Dawid. And … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:20

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ עַבְדֵי֩ אַבְשָׁלֹ֨ום אֶֽל־הָאִשָּׁ֜ה הַבַּ֗יְתָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אַיֵּ֗ה אֲחִימַ֨עַץ֙ וִיהֹ֣ונָתָ֔ן וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה עָבְר֖וּ מִיכַ֣ל הַמָּ֑יִם וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֔אוּ וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס And the servants of Avshalom came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Aḥimaʿats and Yehonatan?” … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:19

וַתִּקַּ֣ח הָאִשָּׁ֗ה וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂ אֶת־הַמָּסָךְ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח עָלָ֖יו הָֽרִפֹ֑ות וְלֹ֥א נֹודַ֖ע דָּבָֽר׃ And the woman took and spread the covering over the face of the well, and she scattered grain on it, and nothing was known.   Morphology וַתִּקַּ֣ח (vattiqqaḥ) … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:18

וַיַּ֤רְא אֹתָם֙ נַ֔עַר וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ שְׁנֵיהֶ֨ם מְהֵרָ֜ה וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אִ֣ישׁ בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים וְלֹ֥ו בְאֵ֛ר בַּחֲצֵרֹ֖ו וַיֵּ֥רְדוּ שָֽׁם׃ And a young man saw them and told Avshalom, and the two of them went quickly and came to the house of a man … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:17

וִיהֹונָתָ֨ן וַאֲחִימַ֜עַץ עֹמְדִ֣ים בְּעֵין־רֹגֵ֗ל וְהָלְכָ֤ה הַשִּׁפְחָה֙ וְהִגִּ֣ידָה לָהֶ֔ם וְהֵם֙ יֵֽלְכ֔וּ וְהִגִּ֖ידוּ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יוּכְל֛וּ לְהֵרָאֹ֖ות לָבֹ֥וא הָעִֽירָה׃ And Yehonatan and Aḥimaʿats were standing at ʿEn-rogel, and the maidservant went and told them, and they went and told King … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:16

וְעַתָּ֡ה שִׁלְח֣וּ מְהֵרָה֩ וְהַגִּ֨ידוּ לְדָוִ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר אַל־תָּ֤לֶן הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ות הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְגַ֖ם עָבֹ֣ור תַּעֲבֹ֑ור פֶּ֚ן יְבֻלַּ֣ע לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּלְכָל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃ And now, send quickly and tell Dawid, saying: “Do not lodge tonight in the plains of the wilderness, but surely cross … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:15

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אֶל־צָדֹ֤וק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים כָּזֹ֣את וְכָזֹ֗את יָעַ֤ץ אֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל֙ אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את יָעַ֥צְתִּי אָֽנִי׃ And Ḥushai said to Tsadoq and to Evyatar the priests, “Such and such Aḥitophel has advised Avshalom and the elders of Yisraʾel, and … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:14

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל טֹובָ֗ה עֲצַת֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י מֵעֲצַ֖ת אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל וַיהוָ֣ה צִוָּ֗ה לְהָפֵ֞ר אֶת־עֲצַ֤ת אֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל֙ הַטֹּובָ֔ה לְבַעֲב֗וּר הָבִ֧יא יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֖ום אֶת־הָרָעָֽה׃ ס And Avshalom and all the men of Yisraʾel said, “The counsel of Ḥushai the Arki is better than … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:13

וְאִם־אֶל־עִיר֙ יֵֽאָסֵ֔ף וְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַהִ֖יא חֲבָלִ֑ים וְסָחַ֤בְנוּ אֹתֹו֙ עַד־הַנַּ֔חַל עַ֛ד אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹא־נִמְצָ֥א שָׁ֖ם גַּם־צְרֹֽור׃ פ And if he withdraws into a city, then all Yisraʾel shall bring ropes to that city, and we shall drag it down into the wadi, … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:12

וּבָ֣אנוּ אֵלָ֗יו בְּאַחַ֣ת הַמְּקֹומֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצָ֣א שָׁ֔ם וְנַ֣חְנוּ עָלָ֔יו כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִפֹּ֥ל הַטַּ֖ל עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־נֹ֥ותַר בֹּ֛ו וּבְכָל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּ֖ו גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃ And we will come upon him in one of the places where he is found, and we shall fall upon him as … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:11

כִּ֣י יָעַ֗צְתִּי הֵ֠אָסֹף יֵאָסֵ֨ף עָלֶ֤יךָ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע כַּחֹ֥ול אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וּפָנֶ֥יךָ הֹלְכִ֖ים בַּקְרָֽב׃ For I have advised that all Yisraʾel be surely gathered to you, from Dan even to Beʾer Shevaʿ, like the sand that is by the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:10

וְה֣וּא גַם־בֶּן־חַ֗יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִבֹּ֛ו כְּלֵ֥ב הָאַרְיֵ֖ה הִמֵּ֣ס יִמָּ֑ס כִּֽי־יֹדֵ֤עַ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּי־גִבֹּ֣ור אָבִ֔יךָ וּבְנֵי־חַ֖יִל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּֽו׃ And he also is a valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion—he will utterly melt. For all Yisraʾel knows that your … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:9

הִנֵּ֨ה עַתָּ֤ה הֽוּא־נֶחְבָּא֙ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַפְּחָתִ֔ים אֹ֖ו בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקֹומֹ֑ת וְהָיָ֗ה כִּנְפֹ֤ל בָּהֶם֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה וְשָׁמַ֤ע הַשֹּׁמֵ֨עַ֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הָֽיְתָה֙ מַגֵּפָ֔ה בָּעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ Behold, now he is hidden in one of the pits or in one of the places, and it shall … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:8

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אַתָּ֣ה יָ֠דַעְתָּ אֶת־אָבִ֨יךָ וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י גִבֹּרִ֣ים הֵ֗מָּה וּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֨פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּה כְּדֹ֥ב שַׁכּ֖וּל בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְאָבִ֨יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יָלִ֖ין אֶת־הָעָֽם׃ And Ḥushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and bitter of soul, … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:7

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר חוּשַׁ֖י אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום לֹֽא־טֹובָ֧ה הָעֵצָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־יָעַ֥ץ אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל בַּפַּ֥עַם הַזֹּֽאת׃ And Ḥushai said to Avshalom, “The counsel that Aḥitofel has advised this time is not good.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:6

וַיָּבֹ֣א חוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום֒ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אַבְשָׁלֹ֨ום אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל הֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־דְּבָרֹ֑ו אִם־אַ֖יִן אַתָּ֥ה דַבֵּֽר׃ ס And Ḥushai came to Avshalom, and Avshalom said to him, saying, “According to this word Aḥitofel has spoken; shall we do his word? … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:5

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום קְרָ֣א נָ֔א גַּ֖ם לְחוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֑י וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה מַה־בְּפִ֖יו גַּם־הֽוּא׃ And Avshalom said, “Call now also for Ḥushai the Arki, and let us hear what is in his mouth also.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:4

וַיִּישַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם וּבְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And the matter was right in the eyes of Avshalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (vayyishar) – Root: ישׁר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:3

וְאָשִׁ֥יבָה כָל־הָעָ֖ם אֵלֶ֑יךָ כְּשׁ֣וּב הַכֹּ֔ל הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֔שׁ כָּל־הָעָ֖ם יִהְיֶ֥ה שָׁלֹֽום׃ And I will bring back all the people to you—as the return of all depends on the man whom you seek— all the people shall be at peace. … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:2

וְאָבֹ֣וא עָלָ֗יו וְה֤וּא יָגֵ֨עַ֙ וּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִם וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י אֹתֹ֔ו וְנָ֖ס כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּ֑ו וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְבַדֹּֽו׃ And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will terrify him, and all the people who are with him will … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 17:1

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה נָּ֗א שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֨לֶף֙ אִ֔ישׁ וְאָק֛וּמָה וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה אַחֲרֵי־דָוִ֖ד הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ And Aḥitofel said to Avshalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after Dawid tonight.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 16:23

וַעֲצַ֣ת אֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָעַץ֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשְׁאַל בִּדְבַ֣ר הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כֵּ֚ן כָּל־עֲצַ֣ת אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל גַּם־לְדָוִ֖ד גַּ֥ם לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ ס And the counsel of Aḥitofel, which he gave in those days, was as if one inquired at the word of God; so was … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 16:22

וַיַּטּ֧וּ לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ום הָאֹ֖הֶל עַל־הַגָּ֑ג וַיָּבֹ֤א אַבְשָׁלֹום֙ אֶל־פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֔יו לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And they spread a tent for Avshalom on the roof, and Avshalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיַּטּ֧וּ (vayyattu) – Root: … Continue reading

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