2 Samuel 23:15
David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”This verse in the real world
Where
When
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In what words
- אָוָהʼâvâhto wish for
- בֵּית לֶחֶםBêyth LechemBeth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
- בּוֹרbôwra pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
- שָׁקָהshâqâhto quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to
- שַׁעַרshaʻaran opening, i.e. door or gate
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- דָּוִדDâvidDavid, the youngest son of Jesse
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jhn 4:14, Psa 42:1–2, Isa 44:3, Psa 63:1, Num 11:4–5, Isa 41:17, Jhn 4:10, Jhn 7:37