2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:23
23When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Joab | וְיוֹאָ֛ב | wə·yō·w·’āḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his troops | הַצָּבָ֥א | haṣ·ṣā·ḇā | Article; Noun - common singular | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| arrived | בָּ֑אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| was informed | וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ | way·yag·gi·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| Abner | אַבְנֵ֤ר | ’aḇ·nêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ner | נֵר֙ | nêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5369 Ner |
| came | בָּֽא־ | bā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| see the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| who sent him | וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּ | way·šal·lə·ḥê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - 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.