2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:20

²⁰Tell it not in Gath;

proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,

lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,

and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tell	תַּגִּ֣ידוּ	tag·gî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
in Gath	בְגַ֔ת	ḇə·ḡaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1661 wine-press
proclaim	תְּבַשְּׂר֖וּ	tə·ḇaś·śə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1319 bear tidings
not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
in the streets	בְּחוּצֹ֣ת	bə·ḥū·ṣōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2351 the outside
of Ashkelon	אַשְׁקְל֑וֹן	’aš·qə·lō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H831 Ashkelon
lest	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
the daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
rejoice	תִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙	tiś·maḥ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H8055 rejoice, be glad
and the daughters	בְּנ֥וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of the uncircumcised	הָעֲרֵלִֽים׃	hā·‘ă·rê·lîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6189 having foreskin
exult	תַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָה	ta·‘ă·lō·zə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5937 exult

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.