2 Samuel 13:31 BSB — MannaFest

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12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֧קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַיִּקְרַ֥ע	vai.yik.Ra'	and he tore	H7167 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּגָדָ֖יו	be.ga.Dav	garments his	H899 →
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vai.yish.Kav	and he lay down	H7901 →
אָ֑רְצָה	'A.re.tzah	[the] ground towards	H776 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
עֲבָדָ֥יו	'a.va.Dav	servants his	H5650 →
נִצָּבִ֖ים	ni.tza.Vim	[were] standing	H5324 →
קְרֻעֵ֥י	ke.ru.'Ei	torn of	H7167 →
בְגָדִֽים׃ ס	ve.ga.Dim	garments	H899 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 3:31
Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
leads to
- Genesis 37:34
  Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 1:11
  Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
leads to
- Genesis 37:29
  When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Samuel 1:11
Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 3:31
  Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Genesis 37:29
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
leads to
- Acts 14:14
  But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Job 1:20
  Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
Through
2 Samuel 12:16
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
leads to
- Jonah 3:9
  Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
- Esther 4:16
  “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Samuel 1:11Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.2 Samuel 12:16David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,2 Samuel 3:31Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.Job 1:20Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

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