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2 Samuel

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The king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, "Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and register the people, that I may know the number of the people."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָ֣ב yo·v·'av
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the commander chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince Noun H8269 שַׂר־ sar-
of the army strength, efficiency, wealth, army Noun H2428 הַחַ֣יִל ha·cha·yil
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
was with him, "Go about to go or rove about Verb H7751 שֽׁוּט־ shut-
now I (we) pray, now Interjection H4994 נָ֞א na
through all the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
the tribes rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe Noun H7626 שִׁבְטֵ֤י shiv·tei
of Israel, "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ yis·ra·'el
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from Dan "judge," a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in N. Isr. Noun H1835 מִדָּן֙ mid·dan
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to Beersheba, "well of seven," a place in the Negev Noun H884 שֶׁ֔בַע she·va,
Analysis:
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and register to attend to, visit, muster, appoint Verb H6485 וּפִקְד֖וּ u·fik·du
the people, people Noun H5971 הָעָ֑ם ha·'am;
that I may know to know Verb H3045 וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י ve·ya·da'·ti,
the number number, tally Noun H4557 מִסְפַּ֥ר mis·par
of the people." people Noun H5971 הָעָֽם׃ ha·'am.

Locations

Beersheba

BEERSHEBAbe-er-she'-ba (be'er shebha`; Bersabee): Allotted originally to Simeon (Joshua 19:2), one of "the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah" (Joshua 15:28).1. The Meaning of the Name:The most probable meaning of Beersheba is the "well of seven." "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be firs... View Details

Dan

DAN (2)A city familiar as marking the northern limit of the land of Israel in the common phrase "from Dan even to Beer-sheba" (Judges 20:1 1 Samuel 3:20, etc.). Its ancient name was Laish or Leshem (Judges 18:7, etc.). It was probably an outlying settlement of Tyre of Sidon. Its inhabitants, pursuing the ends of peaceful traders, were defenseless against the... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

People

Dan

|judge,| a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in Northern Israel

Joab

Joab  Jehovah is his father.  One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of David's reign ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ;  10:7 ;  11:1 ;  1 Kings 11:15 ). His father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at Bethlehem is mentioned ( 2 Samuel 2:32 ). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahe... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, "Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and register the people, that I may know the number of the people."
King James Bible The For the king said to Joab the commander captain of the army who host, which was with him, "Go about Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and register number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people."
Hebrew Greek English The king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, "Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and register the people, that I may know the number of the people."