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2 Samuel 17:20

When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

BSB

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ASV

And Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

KJV

And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935 →
עַבְדֵי֩'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650 →
אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
הָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
הַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahthe house towardsH1004 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אַיֵּ֗ה'ai.Yehwhere?H346 →
אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atz[are] AhimaazH290 →
וִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.Tanand JonathanH3083 →
וַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hemto <the> them
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
עָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.Ruthey have passed overH5674 →
מִיכַ֣לmi.Khal[the] brook ofH4323 →
הַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yim<the> waterH4325 →
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.Shuand they sought [them]H1245 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
מָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uthey found [them]H4672 →
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →

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Exodus 1:19The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”1 Samuel 27:11–12David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.1 Samuel 21:2“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.1 Samuel 19:12–17So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.Joshua 2:22–23So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.Joshua 2:3–5So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”2 Samuel 15:34But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’1 Chronicles 6:8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,1 Samuel 19:14When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”1 Samuel 19:17And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”1 Samuel 27:10who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”Judges 4:20“Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”Joshua 2:22So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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