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2 Samuel 4:3

And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

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וַיִּבְרְח֥וּvayivrechvand fleeבָּרַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and flee”, the next action in the storyH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםhaberotimthe Beerothiteבְּאֵרֹתִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Beerothite”, the ordinary formH886a Beerothite or inhabitant of BeerothBeerothite.גִּתָּ֑יְמָהgitayemahGittaimגִּתַּיִםnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Gittaim”H1664Gittajim, a place in PalestineGittaim.וַֽיִּהְיוּvayihyvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.שָׁ֣םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.גָּרִ֔יםgarimfearגּוּרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.עַ֖דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הַיּ֥וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, 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…הַזֶּֽהhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).

Young’s Literal Translation

and the Beerothites flee to Gittaim, and are there sojourners unto this day.

World English Bible

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have lived as foreigners there until today).

Darby Translation

And the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.

Douay-Rheims

And the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and were sojourners there until that time.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Berothites ran away to Gethaim, and were sojourners there until this day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέδρασαν οἱ Βηρωθαῖοι εἰς Γεθαὶμ, καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ παροικοῦντες ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.