2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:37–38

³⁷Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.

³⁸After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Absalom	וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם	wə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
fled	בָּרַ֔ח	bā·raḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
and went	וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Talmai	תַּלְמַ֥י	tal·may	Noun - proper	H8526 Talmai
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ammihud	עַמִּיחוּר	ʿam·mī·ḥūr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5991 Ammichur
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Geshur	גְּשׁ֑וּר	gə·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1650 Geshur
But David mourned	וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל	way·yiṯ·’ab·bêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H56 mourn
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his son	בְּנ֖וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day	הַיָּמִֽים׃	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After Absalom	וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם	wə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
had fled	בָּרַ֖ח	bā·raḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
and gone	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Geshur	גְּשׁ֑וּר	gə·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1650 Geshur
he stayed	וַיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
three	שָׁלֹ֥שׁ	šā·lōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
years	שָׁנִֽים׃	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.