2 Samuel 3:16 Go deeper
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And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: follow
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 1
אִתָּ֜הּ'i.Tahwith her
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 2
אִישָׁ֗הּ'i.Shahhusband her
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man: husband
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 3
הָל֧וֹךְha.Lokhgoing
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to go: follow
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 4
וּבָכֹ֛הu.va.Khohand weeping
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 5
אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haafter her
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 3:16 word 6
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 7
בַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimBahurim
Lemma: בַּחֻרִים (ba.chu.rim) · Strong's: H0980
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bahurim
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 17:18, 2 Samuel 19:16, 1 Kings 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0980; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 8
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.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 3:16 word 9
אֵלָ֥יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 3:16 word 10
אַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerAbner
Lemma: אֲבִינֵר (av.ner) · Strong's: H0074
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abner
Used 63 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 14:51, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 17:57, 1 Samuel 20:25, 1 Samuel 26:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0074; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 11
לֵ֥ךְlekhgo
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to go: follow
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 12
שׁ֖וּבshuvreturn
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 13
וַיָּשֹֽׁב\׃vai.ya.Shoand he returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 3:16 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Her husband | → | אִישׁ H0376H man: husband |
| . . . | → | הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow |
| followed | → | הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| her | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| weeping | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| all the way to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Bahurim | → | בַּחֻרִים H0980 Bahurim |
| Then Abner | → | אֲבִינֵר H0074 Abner |
| . . . | → | הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Go back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| So he returned [home] | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
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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