Davidוְדָוִדwas going upעֹלֶהthe ascentבְמַעֲלֵהof the Olives,הַזֵּיתִיםweepingוּבוֹכֶהas he went up,עֹלֶהwith his headוְרֹאשׁ לוֹcovered,חָפוּיand heוְהוּאwas walkingהֹלֵךְbarefoot;יָחֵףand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with himאִתּוֹcovered,חָפוּeachאִישׁhis head,רֹאשׁוֹand they went up,וְעָלוּweepingוּבָכֹהas they went up.עָלֹה
2 Samuel 15:30
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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."
Where else “david” appears- was going upעֹלֶהole
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ole” appears- the ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale
ascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maale” appears- of the Olivesזֵּיתִיםzetim
olive tree
A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.
Where else “zetim” appears- weepingבוֹכֶהvoche
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “voche” appears- with his headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- coveredחָפוּיchafuy
cover
To veil one's head in grief or shame.
Where else “chafuy” appears- was walkingהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- barefootיָחֵףyachef
barefoot
Barefoot; going barefoot was a sign of mourning or humiliation.
Where else “yachef” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears
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.”