2 Samuel 13:38 Go deeper

So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. (KJV)

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וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםve.'av.sha.Lomand Absalom

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 13:38 word 1

בָּרַ֖חba.Rachhe fled

Lemma: בָּרַח (ba.rach) · Strong's: H1272

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

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 13:38 word 2

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:38 word 3

גְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurGeshur

Lemma: גְּשׁוּר (ge.shur) · Strong's: H1650

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Geshur

Used 9 times. Also: Joshua 13:13, 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:37, 2 Samuel 14:23, 2 Samuel 14:32, 2 Samuel 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1650; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:38 word 4

וַיְהִי\־vay.hi-and he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:38 word 5

שָׁ֖םshamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:38 word 6

שָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.Loshthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:38 word 7

שָׁנִֽים\׃sha.Nimyears

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:38 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

After Absalom	→	אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom
had fled	→	בָּרַח H1272 to flee
and gone	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
to Geshur	→	גְּשׁוּר H1650 Geshur
he stayed	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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