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2 Samuel 17:1

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל
ʼĂchîythôphel
Achithophel, an Israelite
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
נָּ֗א
nâʼ
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
שְׁנֵים
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
עָשָׂ֥ר
ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
אֶ֨לֶף֙
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
וְאָק֛וּמָה
qûwm
and — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה
râdaph
and — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
אַחֲרֵי
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
דָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
הַלָּֽיְלָה
layil
the — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
2 Samuel 17:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Then, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.
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Then, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.
2 Samuel 17:1
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