2 Samuel
2 Samuel 17:21–22
21After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
22So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
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2 Samuel 17:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | אַחֲרֵ֣י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| had gone | לֶכְתָּ֗ם | leḵ·tām | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up | וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ | way·ya·‘ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of the well | מֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔ר | mê·hab·bə·’êr | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H875 well, pit |
| and went | וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to inform | וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ | way·yag·gi·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| King | לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | lam·me·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| saying | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Get up | ק֣וּמוּ | qū·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and cross over | וְעִבְר֤וּ | wə·‘iḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the river | הַמַּ֔יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| at once | מְהֵרָה֙ | mə·hê·rāh | Adverb | H4120 haste, speed |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Ahithophel | אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃ | ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H302 Achithophel |
| has given this | כָ֛כָה | ḵā·ḵāh | Adverb | H3602 thus |
| advice | יָעַ֥ץ | yā·‘aṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| against you | עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5921 height |
2 Samuel 17:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So David | דָּוִ֗ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| with him | אִתּ֔וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| got up | וַיָּ֣קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and crossed | וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| By | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| daybreak | א֣וֹר | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular construct | H216 light |
| there was no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one | אַחַד֙ | ’a·ḥaḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| left | נֶעְדָּ֔ר | ne‘·dār | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5737 help |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| crossed | עָבַ֖ר | ‘ā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 17:21 2 Samuel 17:15–16
2 Samuel 17:22 Matthew 10:16 · John 18:9 · Proverbs 27:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.