2 Samuel 16:21

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And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

In other translations

And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲחִיתֹפֶל'achitofelAhithophelH302אֶל־'el-toH413אַבְשָׁלֹם'avshalomAbsalomH53בּוֹאbo'goH935אֶל־'el-intoH413פִּלַגְשֵׁיpilagshei[the] concubines ofH6370אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834הִנִּיחַhiniachhe leftH5117לִשְׁמוֹרlishmorto keepH8104הַבָּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004וְשָׁמַעveshama'and it will hearH8085כָּל־kol-allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כִּי־ki-thatH3588נִבְאַשְׁתָּniv'ashtayou have made yourself odiousH887אֶת־'et-withH854אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1וְחָזְקוּvechazekuand they will be strongH2388יְדֵיyedei[the] hands ofH3027כָּל־kol-allH3605אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834אִתָּךְ׃'itakh[are] with youH854

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Absalom, Ahithophel, Jacob

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