2nd Samuel Chapter 17 verse 2 Holy Bible
and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;
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And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only:
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and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;
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And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
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And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
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and I will come on him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him shall flee; and I will strike the king only;
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and come upon him, and he weary and feeble-handed, and I have caused him to tremble, and all the people have fled who `are' with him, and I have smitten the king by himself,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Will make him afraid.--This translation is hardly strong enough. The thought is that Ahithophel will throw his band into a panic by a sudden night attack, and in the confusion will easily secure the person of the king.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewI will attackוְאָב֣וֹא (wə·’ā·ḇō·w)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gohim while heוְה֤וּא (wə·hū)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis weakוּרְפֵ֣ה (ū·rə·p̄êh)Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular constructStrong's 7504: An Israelite in the line of Sauland weary;יָגֵ֙עַ֙ (yā·ḡê·a‘)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 3023: Weary, wearisomeI will throw him into a panic,וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י (wə·ha·ḥă·raḏ·tî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 2729: To shudder with terror, to fear, to hastenand allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe peopleהָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockwith himאִתּ֑וֹ (’it·tōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongwill flee;וְנָ֖ס (wə·nās)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5127: To flit, vanish awayI will strike downוְהִכֵּיתִ֥י (wə·hik·kê·ṯî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 5221: To strikeonlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (lə·ḇad·dōw)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief ofthe kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingJump to PreviousAfraid Alone Attack Caused Discouraged Exhausted Fear Feeble Feeble-Handed Fled Flee Flight Full Handed Panic Smite Smitten Strike Terrify Throw Tired Tremble Weak Weary
