Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 1:2 Interlinear
“ day It came even to pass on the third that behold a man and so it was when he came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent and earth upon his head and so it was when he came to David that he fell to the earth and did obeisance”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | בַּיּ֣וֹם | H3117 | day | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 3 | הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י | H7992 | It came even to pass on the third | third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell) |
| 4 | וְהִנֵּה֩ | H2009 | lo! | |
| 5 | אִ֨ישׁ | H376 | that behold a man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 6 | בְּבֹא֣וֹ | H935 | and so it was when he came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 7 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 8 | הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ | H4264 | out of the camp | an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e |
| 9 | מֵעִ֣ם | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 10 | שָׁא֔וּל | H7586 | from Saul | shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites |
| 11 | וּבְגָדָ֣יו | H899 | with his clothes | a covering, i.e., clothing |
| 12 | קְרֻעִ֔ים | H7167 | rent | to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) |
| 13 | וַֽאֲדָמָ֖ה | H127 | and earth | soil (from its general redness) |
| 14 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 15 | רֹאשׁ֑וֹ | H7218 | upon his head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 16 | וַֽיְהִי֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 17 | בְּבֹא֣וֹ | H935 | and so it was when he came | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 18 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 19 | דָּוִ֔ד | H1732 | to David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 20 | וַיִּפֹּ֥ל | H5307 | that he fell | to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) |
| 21 | אַ֖רְצָה | H776 | to the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 22 | וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ | H7812 | and did obeisance | to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god) |
Verse Context
2 Samuel 1:1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul and David was returned...
2 Samuel 1:2 (current) day It came even to pass on the third that behold a man and so it was when he came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent and earth upon his head and so it was when he came to David that he fell to the earth and did obeisance
2 Samuel 1:3said And David unto him From whence comest...