But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.2 Samuel 2:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ יוֹאָ֥ב וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ בָּ֔אָה וְהֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ עַד־גִּבְעַ֣ת אַמָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵי־גִ֔יחַ דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר גִּבְעֽוֹן׃
- וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּvai.yir.de.Fu“and they pursued”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
- יוֹאָ֥בyo.'Av“Joab”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
- וַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.Shai“and Abishai”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישַׁי · “Abishai” · Strong's H0052
- אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Rei“after”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- אַבְנֵ֑ר'av.Ner“Abner”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִינֵר · “Abner” · Strong's H0074
- וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.mesh“and the sun”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
- בָּ֔אָהBa.'ah“it set”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- וְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mah“and they”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- בָּ֚אוּBa.'u“they came”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- עַד־'ad-“to”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- גִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'At“[the] hill of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from גִּבְעָה · “hill” · Strong's H1389I
- אַמָּ֔ה'a.Mah“Ammah”Noun, proper name of a place · from אַמָּה · “Ammah” · Strong's H0522
- אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עַל־'al-“[is] on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- פְּנֵי־pe.nei-“[the] face of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- גִ֔יחַGi.ach“Giah”Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּיחַ · “Giah” · Strong's H1520
- דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
- מִדְבַּ֥רmid.Bar“[the] wilderness of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
- גִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'on“Gibeon”Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּבְעוֹן · “Gibeon” · Strong's H1391
Places named in this verse
- Ammahhill · Identification: probable · Map of Ammah (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Ammah on OpenBible.info
- Giah · today: east of Gibeonnatural area, special, valley · Identification: probable · Map of Giah (opens OpenStreetMap) (the centre of the likely area) · Details about Giah on OpenBible.info
- Gibeon · today: El Jibsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Gibeon (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gibeon on OpenBible.info