2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:8

8He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
knowיָ֠דַעְתָּyā·ḏa‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3045 know
your fatherאָבִ֨יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
and his menאֲנָשָׁ֜יו’ă·nā·šāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH582 man, mankind
Theyהֵ֗מָּהhêm·māhPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
mighty menגִבֹּרִ֣יםḡib·bō·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH1368 strong, mighty
and as fierceוּמָרֵ֥יū·mā·rêConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural constructH4751 bitter, bitterness
as a wildבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הbaś·śā·ḏehPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
bearכְּדֹ֥בkə·ḏōḇPreposition-k; Noun - feminine singularH1677 bear
robbed of her cubsשַׁכּ֖וּלšak·kūlAdjective - masculine singularH7909 bereaved, robbed of offspring
Moreoverוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙wə·’ā·ḇî·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
your fatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙wə·’ā·ḇî·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
a manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil·ḥā·māhNoun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
who will notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
spend the nightיָלִ֖יןyā·lînVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3885 lodge, pass the night
withאֶת־’eṯ-Direct object markerH854 with
the troopsהָעָֽם׃hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people

Cross-references

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Hosea 13:8 · 1 Samuel 16:18 · Hebrews 11:32–34 · Daniel 7:5 · Proverbs 17:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.