2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:9
9Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak,b Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
Footnotes
- b 18:9 Or large terebinth or very great tree; similarly in verses 10 and 14
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| was riding | רֹכֵ֣ב | rō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his mule | הַפֶּ֗רֶד | hap·pe·reḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6505 mule |
| when he | וְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹם | wə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| met | וַיִּקָּרֵא֙ | way·yiq·qā·rê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| the servants | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of David | דָוִ֑ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and as the mule | הַפֶּ֡רֶד | hap·pe·reḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6505 mule |
| went | וַיָּבֹ֣א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the thick branches | שׂוֹבֶךְ֩ | śō·w·ḇeḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7730 network of boughs |
| of a large | הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה | hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| oak | הָאֵלָ֨ה | hā·’ê·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H424 terebinth |
| Absalom’s head | רֹאשׁ֣וֹ | rō·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| was caught fast | וַיֶּחֱזַ֧ק | way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| in the tree | בָאֵלָ֗ה | ḇā·’ê·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H424 terebinth |
| The mule | וְהַפֶּ֥רֶד | wə·hap·pe·reḏ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6505 mule |
| under him | תַּחְתָּ֖יו | taḥ·tāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H8478 the under part |
| kept going | עָבָֽר׃ | ‘ā·ḇār | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| so that he was suspended | וַיֻּתַּן֙ | way·yut·tan | Conjunctive waw; Verb - QalPass - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| in midair | בֵּ֤ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 14:26 · Proverbs 30:17 · Job 31:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.