Verse 28

{ "verseID": "2 Samuel.14.28", "source": "וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֑ים וּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃", "text": "*wayyēšeb ʾAvšālôm* in-*Yərûšālaim šənātayim yāmîm* and-*pənê hammeleḵ lōʾ rāʾâ*", "grammar": { "*wayyēšeb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - and he dwelt/remained", "*ʾAvšālôm*": "proper name - Absalom", "*bîrûšālaim*": "preposition + proper name - in Jerusalem", "*šənātayim*": "dual form noun - two years", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days (idiomatic with time expressions)", "*ûpənê*": "waw-conjunction + masculine plural construct noun - and face of", "*hammeleḵ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the king", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*rāʾâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he saw" }, "variants": { "*šənātayim yāmîm*": "two years of days/two full years/two years time", "*pənê hammeleḵ*": "face of the king/the king's presence" } }

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