2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:15

15And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city.

As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Joab’s troops cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֣רוּway·yā·ṣu·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6696 confine, bind, besiege
in Abel-beth-maacahבְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙bə·’ā·ḇê·lāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH59 meadow
and builtוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּway·yiš·pə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8210 pour out, pour
a siege rampסֹֽלְלָה֙sō·lə·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5550 mound
against the outer rampartבַּחֵ֑לba·ḥêlPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2426 rampart, fortress
of the cityהָעִ֔ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
As allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the troopsהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
withאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
Joabיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
were batteringמַשְׁחִיתִ֖םmaš·ḥî·ṯimVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH7843 go to ruin (?)
the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha·ḥō·w·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2346 wall
to topple itלְהַפִּ֥ילlə·hap·pîlPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5307 fall, lie

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.