2 Samuel 13:34 Go deeper
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But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. (KJV)
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וַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.Rachand he fled
Lemma: בָּרַח (ba.rach) · Strong's: H1272
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to flee
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1272; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 1
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalom
Lemma: אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) · Strong's: H0053
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Absalom
Used 111 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:20, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0053; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 2
וַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'and he lifted up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to lift: look
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 22:4, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 24:63 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375M; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 3
הַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arthe servant
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 4
הַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.Pehwho kept watch
Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6822
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to watch
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 31:49, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6822; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 6
וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 7
וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 8
עַם\־'am-a people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 9
רַ֜בravnumerous
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 10
הֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.Khim[was] coming
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to go: come
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 29:1, Genesis 32:6, Genesis 50:18, Numbers 10:29, Numbers 13:26, Numbers 22:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 11
מִדֶּ֛רֶךְmi.De.rekhfrom [the] road
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: way: road
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 12
אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Ravbehind him
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 13
מִצַּ֥דmi.Tzadfrom [the] side of
Lemma: צַד (tsad) · Strong's: H6654
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: side
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 30:4, Exodus 37:18, Exodus 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6654; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 14
הָהָֽר\׃ha.Harthe mountain
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:34 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Meanwhile, Absalom | → | אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom |
| had fled | → | בָּרַח H1272 to flee |
| When the young man | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| standing watch | → | צָפָה H6822 to watch |
| looked up | → | נָשָׂא H5375M to lift: look |
| . . . | → | H5869 |
| he saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| coming | → | הָלַךְ H1980H to go: come |
| down the road | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road |
| west of him | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| along the side | → | צַד H6654 side |
| of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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