2 Samuel 17:1
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Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
In other translations
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲחִיתֹפֶל'achitofelAhithophelH302אֶל־'el-toH413אַבְשָׁלֹם'avshalomAbsalomH53אֶבְחֲרָה'evcharahlet me chooseH977נָּאna'pleaseH4994שְׁנֵים־sheneim-two [plus]H8147עָשָׂר'asartenH6240אֶלֶף'elefthousandH505אִישׁ'ishmanH376וְאָקוּמָהve'akumahand I will ariseH6965וְאֶרְדְּפָהve'erdefahand I will pursueH7291אַחֲרֵי־'acharei-afterH310דָוִדdavidDavidH1732הַלָּיְלָה׃halayelahthis nightH3915
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
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People and places
People: Absalom, Ahithophel, David