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2 Samuel 17:9

Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
2 Samuel 17:9
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הִנֵּ֨ה עַתָּ֤ה הֽוּא־נֶחְבָּא֙ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַפְּחָתִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑ת וְהָיָ֗ה כִּנְפֹ֤ל בָּהֶם֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה וְשָׁמַ֤ע הַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הָֽיְתָה֙ מַגֵּפָ֔ה בָּעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃

  1. הִנֵּ֨הhi.Neh“there!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  2. עַתָּ֤ה'a.Tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  3. הֽוּא־hu'-“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  4. נֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'“[has] hidden himself”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָבָא · “to hide” · Strong's H2244
  5. בְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.Chat“in one of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  6. הַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.Tim“the ravines”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פַּ֫חַת · “pit” · Strong's H6354
  7. א֖וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  8. בְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.Chad“in one of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  9. הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.Mot“the places”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  10. וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. כִּנְפֹ֤לkin.Fol“when falls”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָפַל · “kill” · Strong's H5307J
  12. בָּהֶם֙ba.Hem“among <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  13. בַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.Lah“at the first”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּחִלָּה · “beginning” · Strong's H8462
  14. וְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'“and he will hear”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  15. הַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ha.sho.Me.a'“the [one who] hears”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  16. וְאָמַ֔רve.'a.Mar“and he will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  17. הָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.Tah“it has been”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  18. מַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.Fah“a slaughter”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַגֵּפָה · “plague” · Strong's H4046
  19. בָּעָ֕םba.'Am“among the people”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  20. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  21. אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.Rei“[is] after”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  22. אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.Lom“Absalom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)