2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:2

²So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
deserted	וַיַּ֜עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
David	דָוִ֔ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
to follow	אַחֲרֵ֖י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Sheba	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7652 Sheba
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Bichri	בִּכְרִ֑י	biḵ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1075 Bikri
But the men	וְאִ֤ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Judah	יְהוּדָה֙	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
stayed by	דָּבְק֣וּ	dā·ḇə·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
their king	בְמַלְכָּ֔ם	ḇə·mal·kām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4428 king
all the way	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
to Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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