31{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.31",
"source": "וְדָוִד֙ הִגִּ֣יד לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל בַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים עִם־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד סַכֶּל־נָ֛א אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-Dāwid* *higgîd* *lēʾmōr* *ʾĂḥîtōpel* *ba-qōšərîm* with-*ʾAbšālôm* *wa-yōʾmer* *Dāwid* *sakkel-nāʾ* *ʾet*-*ʿăṣat* *ʾĂḥîtōpel* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-Dāwid*": "conjunction + proper noun - and David",
"*higgîd*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was told/it was reported",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ʾĂḥîtōpel*": "proper noun - Ahithophel",
"*ba-qōšərîm*": "preposition + qal participle, masculine plural - among the conspirators",
"*ʾAbšālôm*": "proper noun - Absalom",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*sakkel-nāʾ*": "piel imperative, 2nd masculine singular + particle of entreaty - please make foolish",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿăṣat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - counsel of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh"
},
"variants": {
"*higgîd*": "was told/it was reported/someone reported",
"*ba-qōšərîm*": "among the conspirators/with those who plotted/in the rebellion",
"*sakkel-nāʾ*": "make foolish/frustrate/turn to foolishness",
"*ʿăṣat*": "counsel/advice/plan"
}
}
32{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.32",
"source": "וַיְהִ֤י דָוִד֙ בָּ֣א עַד־הָרֹ֔אשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים וְהִנֵּ֤ה לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י קָר֙וּעַ֙ כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "*wa-yəhî* *Dāwid* *bāʾ* until-the-*rōʾš* which-*yištaḥăweh* there to-*ʾĕlōhîm* *wə-hinnēh* to-meet-him *Ḥûšay* the-*ʾArkî* *qārûaʿ* *kuttāntô* and-*ʾădāmāh* upon-*rōʾšô*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/had come",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - summit/top",
"*yištaḥăweh*": "hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he worships/would worship",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*Ḥûšay*": "proper noun - Hushai",
"*ʾArkî*": "gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Archite",
"*qārûaʿ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - torn",
"*kuttāntô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tunic",
"*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/soil/dirt",
"*rōʾšô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʾš*": "summit/top/high place",
"*yištaḥăweh*": "worship/bow down/prostrate himself",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being",
"*ʾArkî*": "Archite/from Erech",
"*qārûaʿ*": "torn/rent/ripped",
"*kuttāntô*": "his tunic/coat/garment",
"*ʾădāmāh*": "earth/soil/dust"
}
}
33{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.33",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ דָּוִ֑ד אִ֚ם עָבַ֣רְתָּ אִתִּ֔י וְהָיִ֥תָ עָלַ֖י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-him *Dāwid* if *ʿābartā* with-me *wə-hāyîtā* upon-me *lə-maśśāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʿābartā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you cross over/pass",
"*wə-hāyîtā*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - then you will be",
"*lə-maśśāʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to/as a burden"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿābartā*": "you cross over/you pass/you go further",
"*lə-maśśāʾ*": "as a burden/for a hindrance/as an encumbrance"
}
}
34{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.34",
"source": "וְאִם־הָעִ֣יר תָּשׁ֗וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ עַבְדְּךָ֨ אֲנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה עֶ֣בֶד אָבִ֤יךָ וַֽאֲנִי֙ מֵאָ֔ז וְעַתָּ֖ה וַאֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה לִ֔י אֵ֖ת עֲצַ֥ת אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃",
"text": "But-if-the-*ʿîr* *tāšûb* *wə-ʾāmartā* to-*ʾAbšālôm* *ʿabdəkā* I the-*melek* *ʾehyeh* *ʿebed* *ʾābîkā* and-I from-then and-now and-I *ʿabdekā* *wə-hēpartāh* for-me *ʾēt* *ʿăṣat* *ʾĂḥîtōpel*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"*tāšûb*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you return",
"*wə-ʾāmartā*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you will say",
"*ʾAbšālôm*": "proper noun - Absalom",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ʾehyeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will be",
"*ʿebed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - servant of",
"*ʾābîkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father",
"*ʿabdekā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*wə-hēpartāh*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you will frustrate",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿăṣat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - counsel of",
"*ʾĂḥîtōpel*": "proper noun - Ahithophel"
},
"variants": {
"*tāšûb*": "you return/you go back/you come back",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave/your subject",
"*melek*": "king/ruler/sovereign",
"*ʾehyeh*": "I will be/I shall become/let me be",
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave/subject",
"*wə-hēpartāh*": "and you will frustrate/you will bring to nothing/you will thwart"
}
}
35{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.35",
"source": "וַהֲל֤וֹא עִמְּךָ֙ שָׁ֔ם צָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּהֲנִ֑ים וְהָיָ֗ה כָּל־הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּשְׁמַע֙ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תַּגִּ֕יד לְצָד֥וֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa-hălôʾ* with-you there *Ṣādôq* and-*ʾEbyātār* the-*kōhănîm* *wə-hāyāh* all-the-*dābār* which *tišmaʿ* from-*bêt* the-*melek* *taggîd* to-*Ṣādôq* and-to-*ʾEbyātār* the-*kōhănîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-hălôʾ*": "conjunction + interrogative particle - and are not",
"*Ṣādôq*": "proper noun - Zadok",
"*ʾEbyātār*": "proper noun - Abiathar",
"*kōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural - priests",
"*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it will be",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing",
"*tišmaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you hear/will hear",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*taggîd*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will tell"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/report",
"*tišmaʿ*": "you hear/you learn/you understand",
"*bêt*": "house/household/palace",
"*taggîd*": "you will tell/you shall report/you must declare"
}
}
36{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.36",
"source": "הִנֵּה־שָׁ֤ם עִמָּם֙ שְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵיהֶ֔ם אֲחִימַ֣עַץ לְצָד֔וֹק וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן לְאֶבְיָתָ֑ר וּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤ם בְּיָדָם֙ אֵלַ֔י כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃",
"text": "*hinnēh*-there with-them *šənê* *bənêhem* *ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ* to-*Ṣādôq* and-*Yəhônātān* to-*ʾEbyātār* *û-šəlaḥtem* by-*yādām* to-me all-*dābār* which *tišmāʿû*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*šənê*": "numeral, masculine dual construct - two of",
"*bənêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sons",
"*ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ*": "proper noun - Ahimaaz",
"*Ṣādôq*": "proper noun - Zadok",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*ʾEbyātār*": "proper noun - Abiathar",
"*û-šəlaḥtem*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall send",
"*yādām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hand",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing",
"*tišmāʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will hear"
},
"variants": {
"*û-šəlaḥtem*": "and you shall send/you must dispatch/you will transmit",
"*yādām*": "their hand/by their agency/through them",
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/information",
"*tišmāʿû*": "you will hear/you learn/you discover"
}
}
37{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.15.37",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֥א חוּשַׁ֛י רֵעֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד הָעִ֑יר וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם יָבֹ֖א יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "*wa-yābōʾ* *Ḥûšay* *rēʿeh* *Dāwid* the-*ʿîr* and-*ʾAbšālôm* *yābōʾ* *Yərûšālāim*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came/entered",
"*Ḥûšay*": "proper noun - Hushai",
"*rēʿeh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - friend of",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"*ʾAbšālôm*": "proper noun - Absalom",
"*yābōʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would enter/was entering",
"*Yərûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*rēʿeh*": "friend/companion/confidant",
"*ʿîr*": "city/town",
"*yābōʾ*": "would enter/was entering/came into"
}
}