2 Samuel
2 Samuel 1:3
3“Where have you come from?” David asked.
“I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | אֵ֥י | ’ê | Interrogative | H335 where? |
| have you come from | תָּב֑וֹא | tā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I have escaped | נִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃ | nim·lā·ṭə·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4422 slip away |
| from the Israelite | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| camp | מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה | mim·ma·ḥă·nêh | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.