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2 Samuel 20:1

Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
2 Samuel 20:1
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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)

וְשָׁ֨ם נִקְרָ֜א אִ֣ישׁ בְּלִיַּ֗עַל וּשְׁמ֛וֹ שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֖י אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י וַיִּתְקַ֣ע בַּשֹּׁפָ֗ר וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אֵֽין־לָ֨נוּ חֵ֜לֶק בְּדָוִ֗ד וְלֹ֤א נַֽחֲלָה־לָ֙נוּ֙ בְּבֶן־יִשַׁ֔י אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֖יו יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וְשָׁ֨םve.Sham“and there”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  2. נִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'“he was met”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “happen[unexpectedly]” · Strong's H7122I
  3. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. בְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'al“worthlessness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּלִיַּ֫עַל · “worthless” · Strong's H1100G
  5. וּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.Mo“and name his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  6. שֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'“[was] Sheba”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “Sheba” · Strong's H7652A
  7. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. בִּכְרִ֖יbikh.Ri“Bicri”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּכְרִי · “Bichri” · Strong's H1075
  9. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  10. יְמִינִ֑יye.mi.Ni“a Jaminite”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָֽמִינִי · “[Ben]jaminite” · Strong's H3228G
  11. וַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'“and he gave a blast”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תָּקַע · “to blow” · Strong's H8628
  12. בַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.Far“on the trumpet”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֹׁפָר · “trumpet” · Strong's H7782
  13. וַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  14. אֵֽין־'ein-“not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  15. לָ֨נוּLa.nu“[belongs] to <the> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  16. חֵ֜לֶקChe.lek“a portion”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫לֶק · “portion” · Strong's H2506A
  17. בְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.Vid“in David”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  18. וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  19. נַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-“an inheritance”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  20. לָ֙נוּ֙la.nu“[belongs] to <the> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  21. בְּבֶן־be.ven-“in [the] son of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  22. יִשַׁ֔יyi.Shai“Jesse”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשַׁי · “Jesse” · Strong's H3448
  23. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“everyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  24. לְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.Lav“to tents his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  25. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“O Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)