2 Samuel
2 Samuel 15:10
10Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Absalom | אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| spies | מְרַגְּלִ֔ים | mə·rag·gə·lîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7270 foot it, go about |
| throughout | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֥י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| with this message | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| When you hear | כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ | kə·šā·mə·‘ă·ḵem | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| the sound | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the horn | הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר | haš·šō·p̄ār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| you are to say | וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם | wa·’ă·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| reigns | מָלַ֥ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| in Hebron | בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ | bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.