2 Samuel
2 Samuel 17:13
13If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| he retreats | יֵֽאָסֵ֔ף | yê·’ā·sêp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a city | עִיר֙ | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| all | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| will bring | וְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּ | wə·hiś·śî·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| ropes | חֲבָלִ֑ים | ḥă·ḇā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2256 cord, territory, band |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| that | הַהִ֖יא | ha·hî | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| city | הָעִ֥יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and we will drag | וְסָחַ֤בְנוּ | wə·sā·ḥaḇ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H5498 drag |
| it | אֹתוֹ֙ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| down to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the valley | הַנַּ֔חַל | han·na·ḥal | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| until | עַ֛ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| a pebble | צְרֽוֹר׃פ | ṣə·rō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H6872 bundle, parcel, pouch, bag |
| can be found | נִמְצָ֥א | nim·ṣā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
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