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2 Samuel

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When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When they told bewray Verb H5046 וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ vai·yag·gi·du
[it] unto David David Noun H1732 לְדָוִד֙ le·da·vid
Analysis:
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he sent forsake Verb H7971 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח vai·yish·lach
were greatly diligently Adjective H3966 מְאֹ֑ד me·'od;
ashamed be ashamed Verb H3637 נִכְלָמִ֣ים nich·la·mim
and the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ham·me·lech
said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Tarry abide Verb H3427 שְׁב֣וּ she·vu
at Jericho Jericho Noun H3405 בִֽירֵחֹ֔ו vi·re·chov,
Analysis:
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until against Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
until your beards beard Noun H2206 זְקַנְכֶ֖ם ze·kan·chem
be grown bear Verb H6779 יְצַמַּ֥ח ye·tzam·mach
and [then] return break Verb H7725 וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ ve·shav·tem.

Locations

Jericho

JERICHOjer'-i-ko (the word occurs in two forms. In the Pentateuch, in 2 Kings 25:5 and in Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles it is written yerecho; yericho, elsewhere): In 1 Kings 16:34 the final Hebrew letter is he (h), instead of waw (w). The termination waw (w) thought to preserve the peculiarities of the old Canaanite. dialect. In the Septuagint we have the inde... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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King James Bible When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
Hebrew Greek English When they told it unto to David, he sent to meet them, because for the men were greatly ashamed: and humiliated. And the king said, Tarry "Stay at Jericho until your beards be grown, grow, and then return."
New American Standard Bible 1995 When they told it unto to David, he sent to meet them, because for the men were greatly ashamed: and humiliated. And the king said, Tarry "Stay at Jericho until your beards be grown, grow, and then return."