2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:22
22Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, because David had sent him on his way in peace.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just then | וְהִנֵּה֩ | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| David’s | דָוִ֤ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| soldiers | עַבְדֵ֨י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| and Joab | וְיוֹאָב֙ | wə·yō·w·’āḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| returned | בָּ֣א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from a raid | מֵֽהַגְּד֔וּד | mê·hag·gə·ḏūḏ | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1416 band, troop |
| bringing | הֵבִ֑יאוּ | hê·ḇî·’ū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| with them | עִמָּ֣ם | ‘im·mām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| a great | רָ֖ב | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| plunder | וְשָׁלָ֥ל | wə·šā·lāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| But Abner | וְאַבְנֵ֗ר | wə·’aḇ·nêr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| not | אֵינֶ֤נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| in Hebron | בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן | bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| David had sent him | שִׁלְּח֖וֹ | šil·lə·ḥōw | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| on his way | וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in peace | בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | bə·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.