The young menנַעֲרֵיof Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםdidוַיַּעֲשׂוּto AmnonלְאַמְנוֹןasכַּאֲשֶׁרAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםhad commanded.צִוָּהThen allוַ כָּלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְsonsבְּנֵיgot up,יָּקֻמוּand they rode,וַיִּרְכְּבוּeachאִישׁonעַלhis mule,פִּרְדּוֹand fled.וַיָּנֻסוּ
2 Samuel 13:29
Study it in the app“The young men of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons got up, and they rode, each on his mule, and fled.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:29, word by word
- The young menנַעֲרֵיnaare
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naare” appears- of Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- didיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “yaasu” appears- to Amnonאַמְנוֹןamnon
Amnon
Amnon, the firstborn son of David, born of Ahinoam (2 Samuel 3:2; 13); also a man of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:20). It means "faithful".
Where else “amnon” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- got upיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- and they rodeיִּרְכְּבוּyirkvu
ride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “yirkvu” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his muleפִּרְדּpird
mule
Mule: a riding animal of princes in the time of David.
Where else “pird” appears- and fledיָּנֻסוּyanusu
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanusu” appears
The context
28Absalom commanded his young men, saying, “Watch, please: when the heart of Amnon is merry with wine and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then put him to death. Do not be afraid. Is it not I who have commanded you? Be strong and be valiant.”
29 · This verse (above)
30While they were on the way, the news came to David, saying, “Absalom has struck all the king’s sons, and not one of them is left.”