So we will comeוּבָאנוּupon himאֵלָיוin oneבְּאַחַדof the placesהַמְּקוֹמֹתwhereאֲשֶׁרhe is foundנִמְצָאthere,שָׁםand we will settleוְנַחְנוּon himעָלָיוasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe dewהַטַּלfallsיִפֹּלonעַלthe ground;הָאֲדָמָהand notוְלֹאevenגַּםoneאֶחָדwill be leftנוֹתַרof himבּוֹand of allוּבְכָלthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרare with him.אִתּוֹ
2 Samuel 17:12
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yipol” appears- 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.
Where else “notar” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears
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.”