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HushaiחוּשַׁיsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלֹם“No;לֹאbutכִּיthe one whomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהand thisוְ הַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםand allוְכָלthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhave chosen,בָּחַרhisלוֹI will be,אֶהְיֶהand with himוְאִתּוֹI will stay.אֵשֵׁב
2 Samuel 16:18
Study it in the app“Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but the one whom YHWH and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will stay.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 16:18, word by word
- Hushaiחוּשַׁיchushay
Hushai
Hushai: the Archite, David's companion, who pretended to serve Absalom in order to undo Ahithophel's counsel (2 Samuel 15–17). Baana, Solomon's officer, is called son of Hushai (1 Kings 4:16).
Where else “chushay” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹםavshalom
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- peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- the menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- have chosenבָּחַרbachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “bachar” appears- I will beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- I will stayאֵשֵׁבeshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “eshev” appears
Translation note
Hushai’s words name no one: they can be understood of Absalom or of David.
The context
17Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyal love to your companion? Why did you not go with your companion?”
18 · This verse (above)
19And secondly, whom should I serve? Should it not be before his son? As I served before your father, so I will be before you.”