2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:38–39

³⁸After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years. ³⁹And King David^g longed to go to Absalom,^h for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.

Footnotes

g 13:39 MT; DSS and LXX And the spirit of the king
h 13:39 Or ceased to go out after Absalom

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2 Samuel 13:38

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

2 Samuel 13:39

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And King	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
longed	וַתְּכַל֙	wat·tə·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
to go	לָצֵ֖את	lā·ṣêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he had been consoled	נִחַ֥ם	ni·ḥam	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Amnon’s	אַמְנ֖וֹן	’am·nō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H550 Amnon
death	מֵֽת׃ס	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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2 Samuel 13:39 Genesis 24:67 · Genesis 38:12 · Genesis 37:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.