2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:24

²⁴As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as	וִ֠יהִי	wî·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
you hear	בְּשָׁמְעֲךָ	bə·šå̄·mə·ʿă·ḵå̄	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
the sound	ק֧וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of marching	צְעָדָ֛ה	ṣə·‘ā·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6807 marching
in the tops	בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י	bə·rā·šê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the balsam trees	הַבְּכָאִ֖ים	hab·bə·ḵā·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1057 balsam-tree
move quickly	תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ	te·ḥĕ·rāṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2782 cut, sharpen, decide
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this will mean that	אָ֗ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has gone out	יָצָ֤א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
before you	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
to strike	לְהַכּ֖וֹת	lə·hak·kō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5221 smite
the camp	בְּמַחֲנֵ֥ה	bə·ma·ḥă·nêh	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H4264 encampment, camp
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine

Cross-references

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2 Kings 7:6 · Judges 4:14 · Judges 7:15 · 1 Chronicles 14:15 · 1 Samuel 14:9–12 · Philippians 2:11–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.