2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:3
3So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they | הָעָ֛ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| returned | לָב֣וֹא | lā·ḇō·w | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to the city | הָעִ֑יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| quietly | וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב | way·yiṯ·gan·nêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| that | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֥וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| steal away | יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב | yiṯ·gan·nêḇ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1589 steal |
| in humiliation | הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים | han·niḵ·lā·mîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H3637 be humiliated |
| after fleeing | בְּנוּסָ֖ם | bə·nū·sām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| a battle | בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | bam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.