2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:18

¹⁸But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But a young man	נַ֔עַר	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
did see	וַיַּ֤רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
them	אֹתָם֙	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and told	וַיַּגֵּ֖ד	way·yag·gêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
Absalom	לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם	lə·’aḇ·šā·lōm	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
So the two	שְׁנֵיהֶ֨ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
left	וַיֵּלְכוּ֩	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
quickly	מְהֵרָ֜ה	mə·hê·rāh	Adverb	H4120 haste, speed
and came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the house	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in Bahurim	בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים	bə·ḇa·ḥū·rîm	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H980 Bachurim
He had	וְל֥וֹ	wə·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular
a well	בְאֵ֛ר	ḇə·’êr	Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit
in his courtyard	בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹ	ba·ḥă·ṣê·rōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2691 enclosure, court
and they climbed down	וַיֵּ֥רְדוּ	way·yê·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
into it	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

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