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Allכָּלthe peopleהָעָםcrossedוַיַּעֲבֹרthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְcrossed over;עָבָרand the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְkissedיִּשַּׁקBarzillaiלְבַרְזִלַּיand blessed him,וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּand he returnedוַיָּשָׁבto his place.לִמְקֹמוֹ
2 Samuel 19:39
Study it in the app“All the people crossed the Jordan, and the king crossed over; and the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:39, word by word
- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- crossedיַּעֲבֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- and the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- kissedיִּשַּׁקyishak
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “yishak” appears- Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּיvarzilay
Barzillai
Barzillai: the name of several men in the Bible: the rich old Gileadite from Rogelim who brought provisions to David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 17 and 19); a man of Meholah, father of Adriel (2 Samuel 21:8); and a priest who took that name by marrying a daughter of the Gileadite (Ezra 2:61). The lexicon relates the name to "iron."
Where else “varzilay” appears- and blessed himיְבָרֲכֵyevarache
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarache” appears- and he returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- to his placeמְקֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
38The king said, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your eyes; and all that you choose of me I will do for you.”
39 · This verse (above)
40The king crossed over to Gilgal, and Chimhan crossed over with him; and all the people of Judah brought across the king, and also half the people of Israel.