1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e]   6 way·yō·mer   6 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר    6 And said   6 Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3ms   6

1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732 [e] dā·wiḏ דָּוִד֙ David N‑proper‑ms

2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] ’el- אֶל־ to Prep

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1) grandson of Jesse, nephew of David via his sister Zeruiah, brother of Joab">52 [e] ’ă·ḇî·šay, אֲבִישַׁ֔י Abishai N‑proper‑ms

1a) now 1b) in phrases">6258 [e] ‘at·tāh, עַתָּ֗ה now Adv

3415 [e] yê·ra‘ יֵ֧רַֽע will do us more harm V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

lā·nū לָ֛נוּ to Prep | 1cp

n pr m 1) Benjamite, son of Bichri and one who led a rebellion against David 2) Gadite, brother of Michael, Meshullam, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Heber n pr loc 3) a town in Simeon">7652 [e] še·ḇa‘ שֶׁ֥בַע Sheba N‑proper‑ms

1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121 [e] ben- בֶּן־ the son N‑msc

n pr m 1) a Benjamite, father of Sheba adj 2) (BDB) the Bichrites">1075 [e] biḵ·rî בִּכְרִ֖י of Bichri N‑proper‑ms

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that">4480 [e] min- מִן־ than Prep

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1) father-in-law of Rehoboam 2) third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father-David">53 [e] ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm; אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם Absalom N‑proper‑ms

859 [e] ’at·tāh אַ֠תָּה You Pro‑2ms

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947 [e] qaḥ קַ֞ח take V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms

853 [e] ’eṯ- אֶת־  -  DirObjM

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1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)">5650 [e] ‘aḇ·ḏê עַבְדֵ֤י servants N‑mpc

1a) lord, master 1a1) reference to men 1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs 1a1b) master 1a1c) king 1a2) reference to God 1a2a) the Lord God 1a2b) Lord of the whole earth 1b) lords, kings 1b1) reference to men 1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria 1b1b) master 1b1c) husband 1b1d) prophet 1b1e) governor 1b1f) prince 1b1g) king 1b2) reference to God 1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = thy husband, Yahweh) 1c) my lord, my master 1c1) reference to men 1c1a) master 1c1b) husband 1c1c) prophet 1c1d) prince 1c1e) king 1c1f) father 1c1g) Moses 1c1h) priest 1c1i) theophanic angel 1c1j) captain 1c1k) general recognition of superiority 1c2) reference to God 1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God 1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)">113 [e] ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙ of your lord N‑mpc | 2ms

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be pursued 1b2) one pursued (participle) 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase">7291 [e] ū·rə·ḏōp̄ וּרְדֹ֣ף and pursue Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms

1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after">310 [e] ’a·ḥă·rāw, אַחֲרָ֔יו him Prep | 3ms

1) lest, not, beware lest adv 2) lest">6435 [e] pen- פֶּן־ lest Conj

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)">4672 [e] mā·ṣā מָ֥צָא he find V‑Qal‑Perf‑3ms

lōw ל֛וֹ for himself Prep | 3ms

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1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town">5892 [e] ‘ā·rîm עָרִ֥ים cities N‑fp

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) fortified, cut off, made inaccessible (pass participle) 1a3) secrets, mysteries, inaccessible things (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld 1c) (Piel) to fortify">1219 [e] bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ בְּצֻר֖וֹת fortified Adj‑fp

1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself 1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to strip off, spoil 1b2) to deliver 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to take away, snatch away 1c2) to rescue, recover 1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death) 1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt 1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out 1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself">5337 [e] wə·hiṣ·ṣîl וְהִצִּ֥יל and escape Conj‑w | V‑Hifil‑ConjPerf‑3ms

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1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain">5869 [e] ‘ê·nê·nū. עֵינֵֽנוּ׃ us N‑csc | 1cp

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So David said to Abishai, “ Sheba son of Bichri will do more harm to us than Absalom. Take your lord’s soldiers and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

New American Standard Bible
And David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom; take your lord's servants and pursue him, so that he does not find for himself fortified cities and escape from our sight."

King James Bible
And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than [did] Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. International Standard Version
So David told Abishai, "Now Bichri's son Sheba is about to do more damage than did Absalom. So take my personal guards and go after them. Otherwise, he'll run to one of the fortified cities and escape from us."

American Standard Version
And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.

Young's Literal Translation
and David saith unto Abishai, 'Now doth Sheba son of Bichri do evil to us more than Absalom; thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he have found for himself fenced cities, and delivered himself from our eye.'2 Samuel 20:6 • 2 Samuel 20:6 NIV • 2 Samuel 20:6 NLT • 2 Samuel 20:6 ESV • 2 Samuel 20:6 NASB • 2 Samuel 20:6 KJV • 2 Samuel 20:6 Commentaries • 2 Samuel 20:6 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 20:6 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 20:6 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 20:6 French Bible • 2 Samuel 20:6 German Bible

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