2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:14–15
14So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
15So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
Word by word
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2 Samuel 19:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he swayed | וַיַּ֛ט | way·yaṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| the hearts | לְבַ֥ב | lə·ḇaḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the men | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| as though they were one | אֶחָ֑ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| man | כְּאִ֣ישׁ | kə·’îš | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and they sent | וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ | way·yiš·lə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| word to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Return | שׁ֥וּב | šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your servants | עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
2 Samuel 19:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| returned | וַיָּ֣שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and when he arrived | וַיָּבֹ֖א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| at | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| Judah | וִיהוּדָ֞ה | wî·hū·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| came | בָּ֣א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Gilgal | הַגִּלְגָּ֗לָה | hag·gil·gā·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H1537 Gilgal |
| to | לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| meet | לִקְרַ֣את | liq·raṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7122 encounter, befall |
| and escort him | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| across | לְהַעֲבִ֥יר | lə·ha·‘ă·ḇîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 19:14 Judges 20:1 · Acts 4:32
2 Samuel 19:15 Joshua 5:9 · 1 Samuel 11:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.