2 Samuel

2 Samuel 24:2

²So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him,^a “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”

Footnotes

a 24:2 LXX to Joab and the army commanders with him

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joab	יוֹאָ֣ב׀	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
the commander	שַׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of his army	הַחַ֣יִל	ha·ḥa·yil	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
with him	אִתּ֗וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
Go	שֽׁוּט־	šūṭ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7751 go or rove about
now	נָ֞א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֤י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
from Dan	מִדָּן֙	mid·dān	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Beersheba	שֶׁ֔בַע	še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba
and register	וּפִקְד֖וּ	ū·p̄iq·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
the troops	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
so that I may know	וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י	wə·yā·ḏa‘·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
their number	מִסְפַּ֥ר	mis·par	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.