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Davidוְדָוִדwas told,הִגִּידsaying,לֵאמֹר“Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלis among the conspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִיםwithעִםAbsalom.”אַבְשָׁלוֹםAnd Davidוַ דָּוִדsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Please,נָאYHWH,יְהוָהturn into follyסַכֶּלthe counselעֲצַתof Ahithophel.”אֲחִיתֹפֶל
2 Samuel 15:31
Study it in the app“David was told, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “Please, YHWH, turn into folly the counsel of Ahithophel.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 15:31, word by word
- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- was toldהִגִּידhigid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higid” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלachitofel
Ahithophel
Ahithophel, a counselor of David from Giloh who went over to Absalom in his rebellion (2 Samuel 15-17). His advice was held to be as sure as a word from God (2 Samuel 16:23).
Where else “achitofel” appears- is among the conspiratorsקֹּשְׁרִיםkoshrim
conspire
To join secretly with others to bring down someone in authority.
Where else “koshrim” appears- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- turn into follyסַכֶּלsakel
make foolish
To make a plan or knowledge senseless, make it fail.
Where else “sakel” appears- the counselעֲצַתatsat
counsel
What is said to someone to help him decide what to do.
Where else “atsat” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew the verb is singular (“and David told”); it is understood that they told David.
The context
30David was going up the ascent of the Olives, weeping as he went up, with his head covered, and he was walking barefoot; and all the people who were with him covered, each his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
31 · This verse (above)
32When David came to the summit, where he used to bow down there to Elohim, there to meet him came Hushai the Archite, with his tunic torn and earth on his head.