King James Version

2 Samuel 16:20

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםavshalomAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹםnoun, proper name — “Abishalom”H53Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later IsraeliteAbishalom, Absalom.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶלachitofelAhithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלnoun, proper name — “Ahithophel”H302Achithophel, an IsraeliteAhithophel.הָב֥וּhavvcome onיָהַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “come on”, a commandH3051to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) comeascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.לָכֶ֛םlakhemtoלָכֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toעֵצָ֖הetsahadviceעֵצָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “advice”, the ordinary formH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.מַֽהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.נַּעֲשֶֽׂהnaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel: 'Give your counsel what we shall do.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel, 'Give for you counsel what we do.'

World English Bible

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel what we shall do.”

Darby Translation

And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

Douay-Rheims

And Absalom said to Achitophel: Consult what we are to do.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel: 'Give your counsel what we shall do.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate among yourselves concerning what we should do.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ πρὸς Ἀχιτόφελ, φέρετε ἑαυτοῖς βουλὴν τί ποιήσωμεν.