Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 5:23 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 2 Samuel 5:23, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“enquired And when David of the LORD he said Thou shalt not go up but fetch a compass behind them and come upon them over against the mulberry trees”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל | H7592 | enquired | to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand |
| 2 | דָּוִד֙ | H1732 | And when David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 3 | בַּֽיהוָ֔ה | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 4 | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | H559 | he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 5 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 6 | תַֽעֲלֶ֑ה | H5927 | Thou shalt not go up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 7 | הָסֵב֙ | H5437 | but fetch a compass | to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively |
| 8 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 9 | אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם | H310 | behind | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 10 | וּבָ֥אתָ | H935 | them and come | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 11 | לָהֶ֖ם | H0 | ||
| 12 | מִמּ֥וּל | H4136 | upon them over against | properly, abrupt, i.e., a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite |
| 13 | בְּכָאִֽים׃ | H1057 | the mulberry trees | the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam) |
Verse Context
2 Samuel 5:22yet again And the Philistines came up and spread themselves in the valley...
2 Samuel 5:23 (current)enquired And when David of the LORD he said Thou shalt not go up but fetch a compass behind them and come upon them over against the mulberry trees
2 Samuel 5:24 And let it be when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops...