2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:3

³When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When David	דָוִ֣ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
returned	וַיָּבֹ֨א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his palace	בֵּיתוֹ֮	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
in Jerusalem	יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
he	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the ten	עֶֽשֶׂר־	‘e·śer-	Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
concubines	פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים	pi·laḡ·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6370 concubine
he had left	הִנִּיחַ֩	hin·nî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
to take care of	לִשְׁמֹ֨ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the palace	הַבַּ֜יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and he placed them	וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם	way·yit·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
in a house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
under guard	מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙	miš·me·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H4931 guard, watch
He provided for them	וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם	way·ḵal·kə·lêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3557 comprehend, contain
but he no longer	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
slept with	וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	wa·’ă·lê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
them	בָ֑א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
They were	וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה	wat·tih·ye·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
confined	צְרֻר֛וֹת	ṣə·ru·rō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of their death	מֻתָ֖ן	mu·ṯān	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine plural	H4191 die
living	חַיּֽוּת׃ס	ḥay·yūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2424 life
as widows	אַלְמְנ֥וּת	’al·mə·nūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H491 widowhood

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