2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:15–16

¹⁵So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel^b son of Laish. ¹⁶Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

Footnotes

b 3:15 Paltiel is a variant of Palti; see 1 Samuel 25:44|1SA 25:44.

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2 Samuel 3:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ish-bosheth	בֹּ֔שֶׁת	bō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H378 Ishbosheth
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and took	וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ	way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3947 take
from	מֵ֣עִֽם	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
husband	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Paltiel	פַּלְטִיאֵ֥ל	pal·ṭî·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6409 Paltiel
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Laish	לוּשׁ׃	lūš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3889 Lush

2 Samuel 3:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her husband	אִישָׁ֗הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
followed	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
her	אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ	’a·ḥă·re·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H310 behind
weeping	וּבָכֹ֛ה	ū·ḇā·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1058 weep, bewail
all the way to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Bahurim	בַּֽחֻרִ֑ים	ba·ḥu·rîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H980 Bachurim
Then Abner	אַבְנֵ֛ר	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֥יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Go back	שׁ֖וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
So he returned	וַיָּשֹֽׁב׃	way·yā·šōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return

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2 Samuel 3:15 1 Samuel 25:44

2 Samuel 3:16 2 Samuel 16:5 · 2 Samuel 19:16 · 2 Samuel 17:18 · 1 Kings 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.