2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:21–22

21That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.”

“Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

22Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

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2 Samuel 20:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thatהַדָּבָ֗רhad·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
the caseכֵ֣ןḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
Butכִּ֡יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a manאִישׁ֩’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
namedשְׁמ֗וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעše·ḇa‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH7652 Sheba
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Bichriבִּכְרִ֣יbiḵ·rîNoun - proper - masculine singularH1075 Bikri
from the hill countryמֵהַ֨רmê·harPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם’ep̄·ra·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
has liftedנָשָׂ֤אnā·śāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
up his handיָדוֹ֙yā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
against the kingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְbam·me·leḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
against Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
Deliverתְּנֽוּ־tə·nū-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
himאֹת֣וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹlə·ḇad·dōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH905 separation
and I will departוְאֵלְכָ֖הwə·’ê·lə·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH1980 go, come, walk
fromמֵעַ֣לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
the cityהָעִ֑ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
Lookהִנֵּ֥הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙hā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
his headרֹאשׁ֛וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head
will be thrownמֻשְׁלָ֥ךְmuš·lāḵVerb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularH7993 throw, fling, cast
to youאֵלֶ֖יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
overבְּעַ֥דbə·‘aḏPrepositionH1157 separation
the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha·ḥō·w·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2346 wall

2 Samuel 20:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הhā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
wentוַתָּבוֹא֩wat·tā·ḇō·wConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֜םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
with her wise counselבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH2451 wisdom
and they cut offוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּway·yiḵ·rə·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3772 cut off, cut down
the headרֹ֨אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
of Shebaשֶׁ֤בַעše·ḇa‘Noun - proper - masculine singularH7652 Sheba
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Bichriבִּכְרִי֙biḵ·rîNoun - proper - masculine singularH1075 Bikri
and threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּway·yaš·li·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7993 throw, fling, cast
it toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Joabיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
So he blewוַיִּתְקַע֙way·yiṯ·qa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רbaš·šō·w·p̄ārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7782 horn
andוַיָּפֻ֥צוּway·yā·p̄u·ṣūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6327 be dispersed, scattered
fromמֵֽעַל־mê·‘al-Preposition-mH5921 height
the cityהָעִ֖ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
eachאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
to his own homeלְאֹהָלָ֑יוlə·’ō·hā·lāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH168 tent
And Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בwə·yō·w·’āḇConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
returnedשָׁ֥בšāḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃סham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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