2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:21

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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That	הַדָּבָ֗ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the case	כֵ֣ן	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
But	כִּ֡י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	אִישׁ֩	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
named	שְׁמ֗וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Sheba	שֶׁ֧בַע	še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7652 Sheba
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Bichri	בִּכְרִ֣י	biḵ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1075 Bikri
from the hill country	מֵהַ֨ר	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֜יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
has lifted	נָשָׂ֤א	nā·śā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
up his hand	יָדוֹ֙	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
against the king	בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ	bam·me·leḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
against David	בְּדָוִ֔ד	bə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Deliver	תְּנֽוּ־	tə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
him	אֹת֣וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
alone	לְבַדּ֔וֹ	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
and I will depart	וְאֵלְכָ֖ה	wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
Look	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
replied	וַתֹּ֤אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
his head	רֹאשׁ֛וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
will be thrown	מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ	muš·lāḵ	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
to you	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
over	בְּעַ֥ד	bə·‘aḏ	Preposition	H1157 separation
the wall	הַחוֹמָֽה׃	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.