1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 19:5

⁵When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וַיֵּלְכוּ֩	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and told	וַיַּגִּ֨ידוּ	way·yag·gî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
David	לְדָוִ֤יד	lə·ḏā·wîḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
about	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
he sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers to meet them	לִקְרָאתָ֔ם	liq·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall
since	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
had been	הָי֥וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
thoroughly	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
humiliated	נִכְלָמִ֣ים	niḵ·lā·mîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H3637 be humiliated
The king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
told them	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Stay	שְׁב֣וּ	šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Jericho	בִֽירֵח֔וֹ	ḇî·rê·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
until	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
your beards	זְקַנְכֶ֖ם	zə·qan·ḵem	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2206 chin, beard
have grown back	יְצַמַּ֥ח	yə·ṣam·maḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
and	וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃	wə·šaḇ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.