2 Samuel
2 Samuel 10:14
14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the Ammonites | וּבְנֵ֨י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| saw | רָאוּ֙ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Arameans | אֲרָ֔ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| had fled | נָ֣ס | nās | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| they too fled | וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ | way·yā·nu·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| before | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Abishai | אֲבִישַׁ֔י | ’ă·ḇî·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H52 Abishai |
| and they entered | וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the city | הָעִ֑יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| So Joab | יוֹאָ֗ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| returned | וַיָּ֣שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from | מֵעַל֙ | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the Ammonites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and came | וַיָּבֹ֖א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.