2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:34

34Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him,e along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”f

Footnotes

  • e 13:34 Or behind him
  • f 13:34 LXX; Hebrew does not include And the watchman....

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Meanwhileאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
had fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חway·yiḇ·raḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1272 go through, flee
When the young manהַנַּ֤עַרhan·na·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
standing watchהַצֹּפֶה֙haṣ·ṣō·p̄ehArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֞אway·yiś·śāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
he sawוַיַּ֗רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
manyרַ֜בraḇAdjective - masculine singularH7227 much, many, great
peopleעַם־‘am-Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
comingהֹלְכִ֥יםhō·lə·ḵîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
down the roadמִדֶּ֛רֶךְmid·de·reḵPreposition-m; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
west of himאַחֲרָ֖יו’a·ḥă·rāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH310 behind
along the sideמִצַּ֥דmiṣ·ṣaḏPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH6654 side
of the hillהָהָֽר׃hā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
And the watchman went and reported to the kingהָהָֽר׃hā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
I see men coming from the direction of Horonaimהָהָֽר׃hā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
along the side of the hillהָהָֽר׃hā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.