2 Samuel
2 Samuel 6:3–4
3They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart, 4bringing with it the ark of God.c And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.
Footnotes
- c 6:4 DSS and some LXX manuscripts; MT includes from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Samuel 6:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They set | וַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּ | way·yar·ki·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| the ark | אֲר֤וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of God | הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| on | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a new | חֲדָשָׁ֔ה | ḥă·ḏā·šāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2319 new |
| cart | עֲגָלָ֣ה | ‘ă·ḡā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5699 cart |
| and brought it | וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּ | way·yiś·śā·’u·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| from the house | מִבֵּ֥ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Abinadab | אֲבִינָדָ֖ב | ’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H41 Abinadab |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| was on the hill | בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה | bag·giḇ·‘āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1389 hill |
| Uzzah | וְעֻזָּ֣א | wə·‘uz·zā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5798 Uzza, Uzzah |
| and Ahio | וְאַחְי֗וֹ | wə·’aḥ·yōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H283 Achio |
| the sons | בְּנֵי֙ | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Abinadab | אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב | ’ă·ḇî·nā·ḏāḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H41 Abinadab |
| were guiding | נֹהֲגִ֖ים | nō·hă·ḡîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5090 drive, conduct |
| the new | חֲדָשָֽׁה׃ | ḥă·ḏā·šāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2319 new |
| cart | הָעֲגָלָ֥ה | hā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5699 cart |
2 Samuel 6:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bringing | וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ | way·yiś·śā·’u·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| with it | עִ֖ם | ‘im | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| And Ahio | וְאַחְי֕וֹ | wə·’aḥ·yōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H283 Achio |
| was walking | הֹלֵ֖ךְ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in front | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the ark | הָאָרֽוֹן׃ | hā·’ā·rō·wn | Article; Noun - common singular | H727 chest, ark |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 6:3 1 Samuel 6:7 · Numbers 7:4–9
2 Samuel 6:4 1 Chronicles 13:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.