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2 Samuel 19:8

So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
2 Samuel 19:8
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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)

וַיָּ֥קָם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב בַּשָּׁ֑עַר וּֽלְכָל־הָעָ֞ם הִגִּ֣ידוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֤ה הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיָּבֹ֤א כָל־הָעָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָ֖ס אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ ס

  1. וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  2. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he sat”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  4. בַּשָּׁ֑עַרba.Sha.'ar“in the gate”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  5. וּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-“and to all”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. הָעָ֞םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  7. הִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.du“people told”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  8. לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. הִנֵּ֤הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  10. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  11. יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev“[is] sitting”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  12. בַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'ar“in the gate”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  13. וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'“and it came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  14. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. הָעָם֙ha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  16. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  17. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  18. וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'El“and Israel”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  19. נָ֖סnas“it had fled”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  20. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“each”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  21. לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.Lav“to tents his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫הֶל · “home” · Strong's H0168H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)