2 Samuel 15:30

“David was going up the ascent of the Olives, weeping as he went up, with his head covered, and he was walking barefoot; and all the people who were with him covered, each his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.”

2 Samuel 15:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 15:30, word by word

Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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was going upעֹלֶהole

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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the ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale

ascent, rise

Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.

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of the Olivesזֵּיתִיםzetim

olive tree

A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.

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weepingבוֹכֶהvoche

weep

Weep, cry; mourn for someone.

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with his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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coveredחָפוּיchafuy

cover

To veil one's head in grief or shame.

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was walkingהֹלֵךְholech

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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barefootיָחֵףyachef

barefoot

Barefoot; going barefoot was a sign of mourning or humiliation.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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The context

29So Zadok and Abiathar took back the ark of Elohim to Jerusalem, and they stayed there.

30 · This verse (above)

31David was told, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “Please, YHWH, turn into folly the counsel of Ahithophel.”

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