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He passedוַיַּעֲבֹרthrough allבְּכָלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלto Abelאָבֵלָהand Beth-maacah,וּבֵית מַעֲכָהand allוְכָלthe Beritesהַבֵּרִיםgatheredוַיִּקָּהֲלוּand wentוַיָּבֹאוּafter himאַחֲרָיוtoo.אַף
2 Samuel 20:14
Study it in the app“He passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel and Beth-maacah, and all the Berites gathered and went after him too.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 20:14, word by word
- He passedיַּעֲבֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears- the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- to Abelאָבֵלָavela
Abel
Abel: a place name meaning "meadow"; it is part of several names (Abel-meholah, Abel-keramim). In 1 Samuel 6:18 the Hebrew text uses it for the great stone of Beth-shemesh.
Where else “avela” appears- and Beth-maacahבֵיתvet
Beth-maacah
Beth-maacah: a place in the far north of Israel, joined to the name of the city of Abel ("Abel of Beth-maacah"). The name means "house of Maacah".
Where else “vet” appears- the Beritesבֵּרִיםberim
Berites
Berites, a group that followed Sheba to the city of Abel (2 Samuel 20:14). It appears only once in the Bible and who they were is not known for certain.
Where else “berim” appears- gatheredיִּקָּהֲלוּyikahalu
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “yikahalu” appears- and wentיָּבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears
Translation note
“The Berites”: so it is written in the Hebrew; the name does not appear anywhere else, and it is not known for certain who they were.
The context
13When he was removed from the highway, every man went on after Joab to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.
14 · This verse (above)
15They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were destroying, to bring down the wall.