1 Kings

1 Kings 2:28

²⁸When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the news	וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙	wə·haš·šə·mu·‘āh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8052 report
reached	בָּ֣אָה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Joab	יוֹאָ֔ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
had conspired	נָטָה֙	nā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
with	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה	’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H138 Adonijah
but	וְאַחֲרֵ֥י	wə·’a·ḥă·rê	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
with	נָטָ֑ה	nā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
fled	וַיָּ֤נָס	way·yā·nās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the tent	אֹ֣הֶל	’ō·hel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and took hold	וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק	way·ya·ḥă·zêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
of the horns	בְּקַרְנ֥וֹת	bə·qar·nō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H7161 horn
of the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.