2 Samuel
2 Samuel 20:1
1Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted:
“We have no share in David,
no inheritance in Jesse’s son.
Every man to his tent,
O Israel!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now a worthless | בְּלִיַּ֗עַל | bə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| named | וּשְׁמ֛וֹ | ū·šə·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Sheba | שֶׁ֥בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7652 Sheba |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Bichri | בִּכְרִ֖י | biḵ·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1075 Bikri |
| a Benjamite | יְמִינִ֑י | yə·mî·nî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3228 Jeminite |
| happened | נִקְרָ֜א | niq·rā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| to be there | וְשָׁ֨ם | wə·šām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and he blew | וַיִּתְקַ֣ע | way·yiṯ·qa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the ram’s horn | בַּשֹּׁפָ֗ר | baš·šō·p̄ār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| and shouted | וַ֠יֹּאמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| We have no | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| share | חֵ֜לֶק | ḥê·leq | Noun - masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| in David | בְּדָוִ֗ד | bə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| no | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| inheritance | נַֽחֲלָה־ | na·ḥă·lāh- | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| in Jesse’s | יִשַׁ֔י | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| son | בְּבֶן־ | bə·ḇen- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Every man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to his tent | לְאֹהָלָ֖יו | lə·’ō·hā·lāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H168 tent |
| O Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.