Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 13:38 Interlinear
“So Absalom fled to Geshur and was there three years”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם | H53 | So Absalom | abshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite |
| 2 | בָּרַ֖ח | H1272 | fled | to bolt, i.e., figuratively, to flee suddenly |
| 3 | וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 4 | גְּשׁ֑וּר | H1650 | to Geshur | geshur, a district of syria |
| 5 | וַֽיְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 6 | שָׁ֖ם | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 7 | שָׁלֹ֥שׁ | H7969 | and was there three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 8 | שָׁנִֽים׃ | H8141 | years | a year (as a revolution of time) |
Verse Context
2 Samuel 13:37But Absalom fled to Talmai for his son...
2 Samuel 13:38 (current)So Absalom fled to Geshur and was there three years
2 Samuel 13:39longed David And the soul of king to go forth unto Absalom...