“Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.2 Samuel 1:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה תָּב֑וֹא וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לוֹ֙lo“to <the> him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- דָּוִ֔דda.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- אֵ֥י'ei“where?”Particle, interrogative · from אַי · “where?” · Strong's H0335
- מִזֶּ֖הmi.Zeh“from this”Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- תָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'“are you coming”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- מִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.Neh“from [the] camp of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מַחֲנֶה · “camp” · Strong's H4264
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- נִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.ti“I have escaped”Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָלַט · “to escape” · Strong's H4422
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)