2 Samuel 17:21

“After they had gone, they came up out of the well and went and told King David; they said to David, “Get up and cross the water quickly, for thus Ahithophel has counseled against you.””

2 Samuel 17:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 17:21, word by word

Afterיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yehi” appears
they had goneלֶכְתָּlechta

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lechta” appears
they came upיַּעֲלוּyaalu

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 wellבְּאֵרbeer

well

A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.

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and toldיַּגִּדוּyagidu

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

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

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they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Get upקוּמוּkumu

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and crossעִבְרוּivru

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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the waterמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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quicklyמְהֵרָהmehera

haste, quickly

Haste; as an adverb, "quickly."

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Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלachitofel

Ahithophel

Ahithophel, a counselor of David from Giloh who went over to Absalom in his rebellion (2 Samuel 15-17). His advice was held to be as sure as a word from God (2 Samuel 16:23).

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has counseledיָעַץyaats

advise

To tell someone what is best to do.

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The context

20Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” They searched and did not find them, and they returned to Jerusalem.

21 · This verse (above)

22David got up, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan; by the light of morning not even one was missing who had not crossed the Jordan.

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