2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:17
17They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They took | וַיִּקְח֣וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| cast | וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ | way·yaš·lî·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| him | אֹת֤וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a large | הַגָּד֔וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| pit | הַפַּ֣חַת | hap·pa·ḥaṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6354 pit |
| in the forest | בַיַּ֙עַר֙ | ḇay·ya·‘ar | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3293 wood, forest, thicket |
| and piled | וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ | way·yaṣ·ṣi·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| a huge | גָּד֣וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| mound | גַּל־ | gal- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1530 heap, wave, billow |
| of stones | אֲבָנִ֖ים | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| over him | עָלָ֛יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| Meanwhile | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| fled | נָ֖סוּ | nā·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| each | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to his home | לְאָהֳלוֹ׃ס | lə·ʾå̄·ho·lō | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H168 tent |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.