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Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיַּ֤רְאvai.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 17:18 word 1

אֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> them

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 17:18 word 2

נַ֔עַרNa.'ara young man

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 17:18 word 3

וַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.Gedand he told

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 4

לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.Lomto 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 17:18 word 5

וַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.Khuand they went

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 17:18 word 6

שְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.Hem[the] two of them

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

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 17:18 word 7

מְהֵרָ֜הme.he.Rahquickly

Lemma: מְהֵרָה (me.he.rah) · Strong's: H4120

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: haste

Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 16:46, Deuteronomy 11:17, Joshua 8:19, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 23:16, Judges 9:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4120; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 8

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ\׀vai.ya.Vo.'uand they came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 9

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 17:18 word 10

בֵּֽית\־beit-[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 11

אִ֣ישׁ'isha man

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 17:18 word 12

בְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.Rimin Bahurim

Lemma: בַּחֻרִים (ba.chu.rim) · Strong's: H0980

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Bahurim

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:16, 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 19:16, 1 Kings 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0980; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 13

בְאֵ֛רve.'Era well

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 14

בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.Roin courtyard his

Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: court

Used 144 times. Also: Exodus 8:13, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2691A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 15

וַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duand they went down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 2 Samuel 17:18 word 16

שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere

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 17:18 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

But a young man	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
did see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
them	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
and told	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
Absalom	→	אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom
So the two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
left	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
quickly	→	מְהֵרָה H4120 haste
and came	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
in Bahurim	→	בַּחֻרִים H0980 Bahurim
He had	→
a well	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
in his courtyard	→	חָצֵר H2691A court
and they climbed down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
into it	→	שָׁם H8033G there

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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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