Davidדָּוִדsent outוַיְשַׁלַּחthe people,הָעָםa thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתunder the commandבְּיַדof Joab,יוֹאָבa thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁיתunder the commandבְּיַדof Abishaiאֲבִישַׁיsonבֶּןof Zeruiah,צְרוּיָהJoab’sיוֹאָבbrother,אֲחִיand a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁתunder the commandבְּיַדof Ittaiאִתַּיthe Gittite.הַגִּתִּיThe kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe people,הָעָם“Iאֲנִיwill surelyיָצֹאgo outאֵצֵאwith youעִמָּכֶםmyself too.”גַּם
2 Samuel 18:2
Study it in the app“David sent out the people, a third under the command of Joab, a third under the command of Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, “I will surely go out with you myself too.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 18:2, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- sent outיְשַׁלַּחyeshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalach” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- a thirdשְּׁלִשִׁיתshelishit
third part
One of three equal parts of a whole.
Where else “shelishit” appears- under the commandיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- of Abishaiאֲבִישַׁיavishay
Abishai
Abishai, son of Zeruiah (David's sister) and brother of Joab; one of David's closest warriors (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my father is a gift".
Where else “avishay” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtseruya
Zeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appears- brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- of Ittaiאִתַּיitay
Ittai
Ittai, the name of two men. The best known is the Gittite who stayed loyal to David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 15:19-22); the other is one of David's mighty men, from Gibeah of Benjamin (2 Samuel 23:29).
Where else “itay” appears- the Gittiteגִּתִּיgiti
Gittite
Gittite: an inhabitant of the Philistine city of Gath.
Where else “giti” appears- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- will surelyיָצֹאyatso
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatso” appears
The context
1David counted the people who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
2 · This verse (above)
3But the people said, “You shall not go out; for if we indeed flee, they will not set their heart on us; and if half of us die, they will not set their heart on us; for now there are ten thousand like us. So now it is better that you be for us from the city a help.”