2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:24

²⁴Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now David	וְדָוִ֥ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was sitting	יוֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
between	בֵּין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the two	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
gates	הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים	haš·šə·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate
when the watchman	הַצֹּפֶ֜ה	haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
went up	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the roof	גַּ֤ג	gaḡ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1406 roof, top
of the gateway	הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
by	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the wall	הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
looked out	וַיִּשָּׂ֤א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וַיַּ֔רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
a man	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
running alone	רָ֥ץ	rāṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7323 run

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.