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2 Samuel 13:37

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

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וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםveavshalomand Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abishalom”H53Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later IsraeliteAbishalom, Absalom.בָּרַ֔חbarachfleeבָּרַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flee”, a completed actionH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.וַיֵּ֛לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).תַּלְמַ֥יtalmayTalmaiתַּלְמַיnoun, proper name — “Talmai”H8526Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a SyrianTalmai.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עמיחורmychvrAmmihudעַמִּיחוּרnoun, proper name — “Ammihud”H5991Ammichur, a Syrian princeAmmihud (from the margin).עַמִּיה֖וּדamihudAmmihudעַמִּיהוּדnoun, proper name — “Ammihud”H5989Ammihud, the name of three IsraelitesAmmihud.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.גְּשׁ֑וּרgeshurGeshurגְּשׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Geshur”H1650Geshur, a district of SyriaGeshur, Geshurite.וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvayitabeland lamentאָבַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lament”, the next action in the storyH56to bewaillament, mourn.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בְּנ֖וֹbenvosonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיָּמִֽיםhayamimthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and [David] mourneth for his son all the days.

World English Bible

But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.

Darby Translation

And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son every day.

Douay-Rheims

But Absalom fled, and went to Tholomai the son of Ammiud the king of Gessur. And David mourned for his son every day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But Abessalom fled, and went to Tholmi son of Emiud king of Gedsur to the land of Chamaachad: and king David mourned for his son continually.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἔφυγε, καὶ ἐπορεύθη, πρὸς Θολμὶ υἱὸν Ἐμιοὺδ βασιλέα Γεδσοὺρ εἰς γῆν Χαμααχάδ· καὶ ἐπένθησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.