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The sonsבְנֵיof BenjaminבִנְיָמִןgatheredוַיִּתְקַבְּצוּbehindאַחֲרֵיAbnerאַבְנֵרand becameוַיִּהְיוּoneאֶחָתband,לַאֲגֻדָּהand they stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּonעַלthe topרֹאשׁof aאֶחָתhill.גִּבְעָה
2 Samuel 2:25
Study it in the app“The sons of Benjamin gathered behind Abner and became one band, and they stood on the top of a hill.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:25, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of 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- gatheredיִּתְקַבְּצוּyitkabtsu
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yitkabtsu” appears- Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- and becameיִּהְיוּyihyu
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihyu” appears- oneאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- bandאֲגֻדָּהaguda
band
A group of people gathered with a common purpose.
Where else “aguda” appears- and they stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- the topרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- hillגִּבְעָהgiva
hill
Hill.
Where else “giva” appears
The context
24Joab and Abishai pursued Abner; and the sun was going down when they came as far as the hill of Ammah, which is opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 · This verse (above)
26Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitterness in the end? And how long will you not tell the people to turn back from following their brothers?”