2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:22

²²So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they pitched	וַיַּטּ֧וּ	way·yaṭ·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
a tent	הָאֹ֖הֶל	hā·’ō·hel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
for Absalom	לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם	lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the roof	הַגָּ֑ג	hag·gāḡ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1406 roof, top
and he	אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
slept with	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his father’s	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
concubines	פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י	pi·laḡ·šê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6370 concubine
in the sight	לְעֵינֵ֖י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.