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Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 1

אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felAhithophel

Lemma: אֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל (a.chi.to.phel) · Strong's: H0302

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ahithophel

Used 20 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:15, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0302; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 3

אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'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 17:1 word 4

אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.Rahlet me choose

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 5

נָּ֗אNa'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 6

שְׁנֵים\־she.neim-two [plus]

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 7

עָשָׂ֥ר'a.Sarten

Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240

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

Meaning: ten

Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 8

אֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefthousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

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

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 9

אִ֔ישׁ'Ishman

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 10

וְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahand I will arise

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 11

וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.Fahand I will pursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 12

אַחֲרֵי\־'a.cha.rei-after

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 17:1 word 13

דָוִ֖דda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 14

הַלָּֽיְלָה\׃ha.La.ye.lahthis night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:1 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Furthermore, Ahithophel	→	אֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל H0302 Ahithophel
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Absalom	→	אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom
Let me choose	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
twelve	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
. . .	→	עָשָׂר H6240 ten
thousand	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
and set out	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
tonight	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
in pursuit of	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
. . .	→	אַחַר H0310A after
David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David

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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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