and — to say (used with great latitude)אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל
ʼĂchîythôphel
Achithophel, an Israeliteאֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, toאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israeliteאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectנָּ֗א
nâʼ
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionשְׁנֵים
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofoldעָשָׂ֥ר
ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenthאֶ֨לֶף֙
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandאִ֔ישׁ
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 Jesseהַלָּֽיְלָה
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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