2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:9

⁹Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first,^b whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

Footnotes

b 17:9 Or If he should attack your troops first

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
by now	עַתָּ֤ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
he	הֽוּא־	hū-	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is hiding	נֶחְבָּא֙	neḥ·bā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H2244 withdraw, hide
in a	בְּאַחַ֣ת	bə·’a·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
cave	הַפְּחָתִ֔ים	hap·pə·ḥā·ṯîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6354 pit
or	א֖וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
some other	בְּאַחַ֣ד	bə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
location	הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑ת	ham·mə·qō·w·mōṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4725 standing, spot, condition
If some of your troops fall	כִּנְפֹ֤ל	kin·p̄ōl	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
first	בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה	bat·tə·ḥil·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8462 beginning
whoever hears	וְשָׁמַ֤ע	wə·šā·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
will say	וְאָמַ֔ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
There	הָֽיְתָה֙	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
has been	וְהָיָ֗ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a slaughter	מַגֵּפָ֔ה	mag·gê·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
among the troops	בָּעָ֕ם	bā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
follow	אַחֲרֵ֥י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Absalom	אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃	’aḇ·šā·lōm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.