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2 Samuel

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For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Joab Joab Noun H3097 יֹואָ֣ב yo·v·'av
Analysis:
Read more about: Joab
the captain captain Noun H8269 שַׂר־ sar-
of the host able Noun H2428 הַחַ֣יִל ha·cha·yil
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
which [was] with him Go now through go about Verb H7751 שֽׁוּט־ shut-
now I beseech thee Interjection H4994 נָ֞א na
all all manner Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
all the tribes correction Noun H7626 שִׁבְטֵ֤י shiv·tei
of Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
Read more about: Israel
from Dan Dan Noun H1835 מִדָּן֙ mid·dan
Analysis:
Read more about: Dan, Dan
even to Beersheba Beer-shebah Noun H884 שֶׁ֔בַע she·va,
Analysis:
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and number appoint Verb H6485 וּפִקְד֖וּ u·fik·du
ye the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָ֑ם ha·'am;
that I may know acknowledge Verb H3045 וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י ve·ya·da'·ti,
the number abundance Noun H4557 מִסְפַּ֥ר mis·par
of the people folk 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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King James Bible For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
Hebrew Greek English For the The king said to Joab the captain commander of the host, which army who was with him, Go "Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye register the people, that I may know the number of the people."
New American Standard Bible 1995 For the The king said to Joab the captain commander of the host, which army who was with him, Go "Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye register the people, that I may know the number of the people."