I will comeוְאָבוֹאupon himעָלָיוwhile heוְהוּאis wearyיָגֵעַand weakוּרְפֵהof hands,יָדַיִםand I will make him tremble,וְהַחֲרַדְתִּי אֹתוֹand allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרare with himאִתּוֹwill flee,נָסand I will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְalone.לְבַדּוֹ
2 Samuel 17:2
Study it in the app“I will come upon him while he is weary and weak of hands, and I will make him tremble, and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike the king alone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 17:2, word by word
- I will comeאָבוֹאavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “avo” appears- is wearyיָגֵעַyagea
weary
Weary, without strength from effort; also wearisome.
Where else “yagea” appears- and weakרְפֵהrefe
weak, slack
Weak, slack.
Where else “refe” appears- of handsיָדַיִםyadayim
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadayim” appears- and I will make him trembleהַחֲרַדְתִּיhacharadti
tremble
To shudder with fear, with surprise or before God's presence.
Where else “hacharadti” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- will fleeנָסnas
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nas” appears- and I will strikeהִכֵּיתִיhiketi
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hiketi” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- aloneבַדּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears
The context
1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will get up and pursue after David tonight.
2 · This verse (above)
3And I will bring back all the people to you; like the return of all is the man whom you seek; all the people will be at peace.”