King James Version

2 Samuel 15:37

So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

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וַיָּבֹ֥אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…חוּשַׁ֛יchushayHushaiחוּשַׁיnoun, proper name — “Hushai”H2365Chushai, an IsraeliteHushai.רֵעֶ֥הreehfriendרֵעֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “friend”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7463a (male) companionfriend.דָוִ֖דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.הָעִ֑ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םveavshalomand Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abishalom”H53Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later IsraeliteAbishalom, Absalom.יָבֹ֖אyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Hushai David's friend came into the city; and Absalom was at the point of coming into Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Hushai, David's friend, cometh in to the city, and Absalom cometh in to Jerusalem.

World English Bible

So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

Then Chusai the friend of David went into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Hushai David's friend came into the city; and Absalom was at the point of coming into Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰσῆλθε Χουσὶ ὁ ἐταῖρος Δαυὶδ εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἄρτι εἰσεπορεύετο εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.