Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 5:24 Interlinear

And let it be when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees that then thou shalt bestir go out thyself for then shall the LORD before thee to smite the host of the Philistines

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וִ֠יהִיH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2בְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞H8085And let it be when thou hearestto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4ק֧וֹלH6963the sounda voice or sound
5צְעָדָ֛הH6807of a goinga march; (concretely) an (ornamental) ankle-chain
6בְּרָאשֵׁ֥יH7218in the topsthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
7הַבְּכָאִ֖יםH1057of the mulberry treesthe weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)
8אָ֣זH227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore
9תֶּֽחֱרָ֑ץH2782that then thou shalt bestirproperly, to point sharply, i.e., (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide
10כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
11אָ֗זH227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore
12יָצָ֤אH3318go outto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
13יְהוָה֙H3068thyself for then shall the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
14לְפָנֶ֔יךָH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
15לְהַכּ֖וֹתH5221thee to smiteto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
16בְּמַֽחֲנֵ֥הH4264the hostan encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e
17פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430of the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth

Verse Context

2 Samuel 5:23enquired And when David of the LORD he said Thou shalt not go up...
2 Samuel 5:24 (current) And let it be when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees that then thou shalt bestir go out thyself for then shall the LORD before thee to smite the host of the Philistines
2 Samuel 5:25did so And David had commanded as the LORD...

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