2 Samuel
2 Samuel 11:1
1In the spring,a at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- a 11:1 Literally At the turn of the year
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the spring | לִתְשׁוּבַ֨ת | liṯ·šū·ḇaṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8666 return, answer |
| at the time when | לְעֵ֣ת׀ | lə·‘êṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| kings | הַמַּלְאֿכִ֗ים | ham·mal·ḵīm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| march out to war | צֵ֣את | ṣêṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3318 go or come out |
| David | דָּוִ֡ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| sent out | וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Joab | יוֹאָב֩ | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| his servants | עֲבָדָ֨יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| They destroyed | וַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙ | way·yaš·ḥi·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| the Ammonites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and besieged | וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ | way·yā·ṣu·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6696 confine, bind, besiege |
| Rabbah | רַבָּ֑ה | rab·bāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7237 Rabba |
| but David | וְדָוִ֖ד | wə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| remained | יוֹשֵׁ֥ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.