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2 Samuel 18:9

Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
2 Samuel 18:9
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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)

וַיִּקָּרֵא֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹם רֹכֵ֣ב עַל־הַפֶּ֗רֶד וַיָּבֹ֣א הַפֶּ֡רֶד תַּ֣חַת שׂוֹבֶךְ֩ הָאֵלָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה וַיֶּחֱזַ֧ק רֹאשׁ֣וֹ בָאֵלָ֗ה וַיֻּתַּן֙ בֵּ֤ין הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהַפֶּ֥רֶד אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתָּ֖יו עָבָֽר׃

  1. וַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'“and he was met”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “meet” · Strong's H7122G
  2. אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.Lom“Absalom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  3. לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  4. עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei“[the] servants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  5. דָוִ֑דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  6. וְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.Lom“and Absalom”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  7. רֹכֵ֣בro.Khev“[was] riding”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
  8. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. הַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.red“the mule”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶד · “mule” · Strong's H6505
  10. וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'“and it went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  11. הַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.red“the mule”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶד · “mule” · Strong's H6505
  12. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  13. שׂוֹבֶךְ֩soeKh“[the] branche[s] of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שׂוֹבֶךְ · “thicket” · Strong's H7730
  14. הָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.Lah“the oak”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵלָה · “oak” · Strong's H0424
  15. הַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.Lah“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  16. וַיֶּחֱזַ֧קvai.ye.che.Zak“and it was firm”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “hold” · Strong's H2388H
  17. רֹאשׁ֣וֹro.Sho“head his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  18. בָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.Lah“in the oak”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵלָה · “oak” · Strong's H0424
  19. וַיֻּתַּן֙vai.yu.Tan“and he was put”
    Conjunction + Verb, hophal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  20. בֵּ֤יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  21. הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  22. וּבֵ֣יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  23. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  24. וְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.red“and the mule”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶד · “mule” · Strong's H6505
  25. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  26. תַּחְתָּ֖יוtach.Tav“[was] under him”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  27. עָבָֽר׃'a.Var“it passed on”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)