2 Samuel 20:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָבֵ֛לָה וּבֵ֥ית מַעֲכָ֖ה וְכָל־הַבֵּרִ֑ים ס *ויקלהו **וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַף־אַחֲרָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And ʿāvar in all-šēveṭ yiśrāʾēl ʾāvēlâ and bêt maʿăḵâ and all-the-bērîm; and qāhal and bôʾ also-ʾaḥărê-him.

Grammar Details

*ʿāvar*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he passed through
*šēveṭ*: noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʾāvēlâ*: proper noun - Abel
*bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
*maʿăḵâ*: proper noun - Maacah
*bērîm*: proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - the Berites
*qāhal*: niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they gathered
*bôʾ*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they came
*ʾaḥărê*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him

Word Meanings

*ʿāvar*: passed through/went through/traversed
*šēveṭ*: tribes/clans/divisions
*ʾāvēlâ*: Abel (place name)
*bêt*: house/family/place
*bērîm*: Berites (name of people or region)
*qāhal*: gathered/assembled/came together

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 15:29 : 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
2 Chr 16:4 : 4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store - cities of Naphtali.
Num 21:16 : 16 And from thence [they journeyed] to Beer: that is the well whereof Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
Josh 18:25 : 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
1 Kgs 15:20 : 20 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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