2 Samuel
2 Samuel 17:1–2
1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. 2I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
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2 Samuel 17:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furthermore | אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל | ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H302 Achithophel |
| Ahithophel | אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל | ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H302 Achithophel |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Absalom | אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם | ’aḇ·šā·lōm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| Let me choose | אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה | ’eḇ·ḥă·rāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H977 choose |
| twelve | שְׁנֵים־ | šə·nêm- | Number - md | H8147 two |
| thousand | אֶ֙לֶף֙ | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| men | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and set out | וְאָק֛וּמָה | wə·’ā·qū·māh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| tonight | הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ | hal·lā·yə·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| in pursuit of | וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה | wə·’er·də·p̄āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| David | דָוִ֖ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
2 Samuel 17:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will attack him | וְאָב֣וֹא | wə·’ā·ḇō·w | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| while he | וְה֤וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is weak | וּרְפֵ֣ה | ū·rə·p̄êh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H7504 slack |
| and weary | יָגֵ֙עַ֙ | yā·ḡê·a‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H3023 weary, wearisome |
| I will throw him into a panic | וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י | wə·ha·ḥă·raḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2729 tremble, be terrified |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֣ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| with him | אִתּ֑וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| will flee | וְנָ֖ס | wə·nās | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| I will strike down | וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י | wə·hik·kê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5221 smite |
| only | לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ | lə·ḇad·dōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H905 separation |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 17:1 Isaiah 59:7–8 · Proverbs 4:16 · Psalm 4:8 · Psalm 3:3–5 · Psalm 109:2–4 · Proverbs 1:16
2 Samuel 17:2 1 Kings 22:31 · 2 Samuel 16:14 · Zechariah 13:7 · Matthew 26:31 · John 11:50 · Deuteronomy 25:18 · Matthew 21:38
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.