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And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And David David Noun H1732 דָּוִד֙ da·vid
Analysis:
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said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Abishai Abishai Noun H52 אֲבִישַׁ֔י a·vi·shai,
Now henceforth Adverb H6258 עַתָּ֗ה at·tah
Now shall Sheba Sheba Noun H7652 שֶׁ֥בַע she·va
Analysis:
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the son afflicted Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Bichri Bichri Noun H1075 בִּכְרִ֖י bich·ri
more above Prepostion H4480 מִן־ min-
than [did] Absalom Abishalom Noun H53 אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ום av·sha·lo·vm;
take accept Verb H3947 קַ֞ח kach
thou thy lord's lord Noun H113 אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙ a·do·nei·cha
servants bondage Noun H5650 עַבְדֵ֤י av·dei
and pursue chase Verb H7291 וּרְדֹ֣ף u·re·dof
so lest Conjunction H6435 פֶּן־ pen-
him lest he get be able Verb H4672 מָ֥צָא ma·tza
him fenced cut off Verb H1219 בְּצֻרֹ֖ות be·tzu·ro·vt
cities Ai Noun H5892 עָרִ֥ים a·rim
and escape snatch away Verb H5337 וְהִצִּ֥יל ve·hi·tzil
us affliction Noun H5869 עֵינֵֽנוּ׃ ei·ne·nu.

Locations

Sheba

SHEBA (1)she'-ba (shebha'; Saba):(1) Sheba and Dedan are the two sons of Raamah son of Cush (Genesis 10:7).(2) Sheba and Dedan are the two sons of Jokshan the son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:3).(3) Sheba is a son of Joktan son of Eber who was a descendant of Shem (Genesis 10:28).From the above statements it would appear that Sheba was the name of an A... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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King James Bible And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
Hebrew Greek English And David said to Abishai, Now shall "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than did Absalom: Absalom; take thou thy your lord's servants, servants and pursue after him, lest so that he get him fenced cities, does not find for himself fortified cities and escape us.from our sight."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And David said to Abishai, Now shall "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than did Absalom: Absalom; take thou thy your lord's servants, servants and pursue after him, lest so that he get him fenced cities, does not find for himself fortified cities and escape us.from our sight."