2 Samuel 17:12

“So we will come upon him in one of the places where he is found there, and we will settle on him as the dew falls on the ground; and not even one will be left of him and of all the men who are with him.”

2 Samuel 17:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 17:12, word by word

So we will comeבָאנוּvanu

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vanu” appears
in oneאַחַדachad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achad” appears
of the placesמְּקוֹמֹתmekomot

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekomot” appears
he is foundנִמְצָאnimtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “nimtsa” appears
and we will settleנַחְנוּnachnu

rest

To stay still and settle in a place.

Where else “nachnu” appears
the dewטַּלtal

dew

Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.

Where else “tal” appears
fallsיִפֹּלyipol

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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the groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “adama” appears
will be leftנוֹתַרnotar

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

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the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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The context

11So I counsel that all Israel be surely gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, like the sand that is by the sea in multitude, and that you in person go into battle.

12 · This verse (above)

13And if he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it to the wadi, until not even a pebble is found there.”

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