Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 17:1 Interlinear
“said Moreover Ahithophel unto Absalom Let me now choose out twelve thousand men and I will arise and pursue after David this night”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל | H302 | Moreover Ahithophel | achithophel, an israelite |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם | H53 | unto Absalom | abshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite |
| 5 | אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה | H977 | Let me now choose out | properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select |
| 6 | נָּ֗א | H4994 | 'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | |
| 7 | שְׁנֵים | H8147 | twelve | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 8 | עָשָׂ֥ר | H6240 | ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth | |
| 9 | אֶ֙לֶף֙ | H505 | thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 10 | אִ֔ישׁ | H376 | men | 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) |
| 11 | וְאָק֛וּמָה | H6965 | and I will arise | to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) |
| 12 | וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה | H7291 | and pursue | to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) |
| 13 | אַֽחֲרֵי | H310 | after | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 14 | דָוִ֖ד | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 15 | הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ | H3915 | this night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
Verse Context
2 Samuel 17:1 (current)said Moreover Ahithophel unto Absalom Let me now choose out twelve thousand men and I will arise and pursue after David this night
2 Samuel 17:2And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed...