So they aroseוַיָּקֻמוּand crossed overוַיַּעַבְרוּby number:בְמִסְפָּרtwelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרfor Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִןand for Ish-boshethוּלְאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתsonבֶּןof Saul,שָׁאוּלand twelveוּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרof the servantsמֵעַבְדֵיof David.דָוִד
2 Samuel 2:15
Study it in the app“So they arose and crossed over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:15, word by word
- So they aroseיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- and crossed overיַּעַבְרוּyaavru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavru” appears- by numberמִסְפָּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears- twelveשְׁנֵיםshenem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenem” appears- twelveעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- for Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- and for Ish-boshethאִישׁish
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth, a son of Saul whom Abner made king over Israel after his father's death (2 Samuel 2-4). The name means "man of shame"; in 1 Chronicles 8:33 he is called Eshbaal.
Where else “ish” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- of the servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
The context
14Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise, please, and play before us.” Joab said, “Let them arise.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And each one seized his companion by the head and thrust his sword into the side of his companion, and they fell together. And they called that place Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.