2 Samuel
2 Samuel 10:5
5When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they 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 this was reported | וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ | way·yag·gi·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| to David | לְדָוִד֙ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| he sent messengers | וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to meet | לִקְרָאתָ֔ם | liq·rā·ṯām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7122 encounter, befall |
| since | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they 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 | עַד־ | ‘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 |
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