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2 Samuel 15:1

וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי
ʼachar
from — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
כֵ֔ן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
and — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
לוֹ֙
le-
to/for him/his/it
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
מֶרְכָּבָ֖ה
merkâbâh
a chariot
וְסֻסִ֑ים
çûwç
and — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chămishshîym
and — fifty
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
רָצִ֥ים
rûwts
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
לְפָנָֽיו
pânîym
to/for — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
2 Samuel 15:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.
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After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.
2 Samuel 15:1
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