2 Samuel

2 Samuel 19:16–17

¹⁶Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David, ¹⁷along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants.

They rushed down to the Jordan before the king

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2 Samuel 19:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Shimei	שִׁמְעִ֤י	šim·‘î	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8096 Shimi
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Gera	גֵּרָא֙	gê·rā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1617 Gera
a Benjamite	הַיְמִינִ֔י	hay·mî·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1145 Benjaminite
from Bahurim	מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים	mib·ba·ḥū·rîm	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H980 Bachurim
hurried	וַיְמַהֵ֗ר	way·ma·hêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4116 hasten
down with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
to meet	לִקְרַ֖את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
King	הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
David	דָּוִֽד׃	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

2 Samuel 19:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
along with a thousand	וְאֶ֨לֶף	wə·’e·lep̄	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct	H505 thousand
men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of Benjamin	מִבִּנְיָמִן֒	mib·bin·yā·min	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
as well as Ziba	וְצִיבָ֗א	wə·ṣî·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6717 Tsiba
the steward	נַ֚עַר	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5288 a shaking, scattering
of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and his fifteen	וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת	wa·ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
sons	בָּנָ֛יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
and twenty	וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים	wə·‘eś·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
servants	עֲבָדָ֖יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
They rushed down	וְצָלְח֥וּ	wə·ṣā·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6743 rush
to the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 19:16 1 Kings 2:8 · 2 Samuel 16:5–13

2 Samuel 19:17 2 Samuel 16:1–4 · 2 Samuel 9:2 · 2 Samuel 19:26–27 · 2 Samuel 9:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.