2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:7

⁷So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joab’s	יוֹאָ֔ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
along with the Cherethites	וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י	wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3774 Kerethites
the Pelethites	וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י	wə·hap·pə·lê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6432 courier, official messenger
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the mighty men	הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים	hag·gib·bō·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H1368 strong, mighty
marched out of	וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
Jerusalem	מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
in pursuit	לִרְדֹּ֕ף	lir·dōp̄	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
of Sheba	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7652 Sheba
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Bichri	בִּכְרִֽי׃	biḵ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1075 Bikri

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.