King James Version

2 Samuel 20:5

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvayelekhand 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,…עֲמָשָׂ֖אamasaAmasaעֲמָשָׂאnoun, proper name — “Amasa”H6021Amasa, the name of two IsraelitesAmasa.לְהַזְעִ֣יקlehaziqto assembleזָעַקpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to assemble”, the to-form of the verbH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוּדָ֑הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וייחרvyychrand tarry longerיָחַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and tarry longer”, the next action in the storyH3186to delaytarry longer.וַיּ֕וֹחֶרvayocherand be lateאָחַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be late”, the next action in the storyH309to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinatecontinue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמּוֹעֵ֖דhamoedthe appointedמוֹעֵדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the appointed”, the ordinary formH4150properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally ayear; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand)appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יְעָדֽוֹyeadvomeetיָעַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “meet”, a completed actionH3259to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage)agree,(maxke an) appoint(-ment, a time), assemble (selves), betroth, gather (selves, together), meet (together), set (a time).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Amasa goeth to call Judah, and tarrieth beyond the appointed time that he had appointed him;

World English Bible

So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together, but he stayed longer than the set time which had been appointed to him.

Darby Translation

So Amasa went to call together [the men of] Judah; but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

Douay-Rheims

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Amessai went to call Juda, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ἀμεσσαῒ τοῦ βοῆσαι τὸν Ἰούδαν, καὶ ἐχρόνισεν ἀπὸ τοῦ καιροῦ οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτῷ Δαυίδ.

American Standard Version (1901)

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