2 Samuel 2:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ יוֹאָ֥ב וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ בָּ֔אָה וְהֵ֗מָה בָּ֚אוּ עַד־גִּבְעַ֣ת אַמָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵי־גִ֔יחַ דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר גִּבְעֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

wayyirdəpû yôʾāb and-ʾăbîšay after ʾabnēr and-the-šemeš bāʾâ and-they bāʾû until-gibʿat ʾammâ which upon-pənê-gîaḥ derek midbar gibʿôn

Grammar Details

• *wayyirdəpû*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they pursued
• *yôʾāb*: proper noun, masculine - Joab
• *ʾăbîšay*: proper noun, masculine - Abishai
• *ʾabnēr*: proper noun, masculine - Abner
• *šemeš*: noun, common singular + definite article - the sun
• *bāʾâ*: qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it had set/gone down
• *bāʾû*: qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they came
• *gibʿat*: noun, feminine singular construct - hill of
• *ʾammâ*: proper noun - Ammah
• *pənê*: noun, common plural construct - face of
• *gîaḥ*: proper noun - Giah
• *derek*: noun, common singular construct - way of
• *midbar*: noun, masculine singular construct - wilderness of
• *gibʿôn*: proper noun - Gibeon

Word Meanings

• *wayyirdəpû*: and they pursued/chased/followed after
• *šemeš*: sun/sunlight
• *bāʾâ*: had set/gone down/entered
• *bāʾû*: they came/entered/arrived
• *gibʿat*: hill of/height of
• *pənê*: face of/before/in front of
• *derek*: way of/road to/path of
• *midbar*: wilderness of/desert of/uninhabited land of

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Joab also and Abishai pursued Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, that is before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Ioab and Abisai folowed vpon Abner, till the sonne wente downe. And whan they came to ye hyll of Amma, which lieth before Giah, by ye waye to the wildernes of Gibeon,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ioab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sunne went downe, when they were come to the hill Ammah, that lieth before Giah, by the way of the wildernesse of Gibeon.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ioab also and Abisai pursued after Abner: And the sunne went downe when they were come to the hil Amma, that lyeth before Giah, by the way of the wildernesse of Gibeon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun hath gone in, and they have come in unto the height of Ammah, which `is' on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Joab and Abishai chased Abner. At sunset they came to the hill of Ammah near Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.