2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:31

³¹Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.”

So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now someone told	הִגִּ֣יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
David	וְדָוִד֙	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Ahithophel	אֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל	’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H302 Achithophel
among the conspirators	בַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים	baq·qō·šə·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
So David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
pleaded	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
O LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
please	נָ֛א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
turn the counsel	עֲצַ֥ת	‘ă·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of Ahithophel	אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל	’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H302 Achithophel
into foolishness	סַכֶּל־	sak·kel-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H5528 be foolish, or a fool

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.