2 Samuel 17:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jonathan and Ahimaaz are standing at En-Rogel, and the maid-servant hath gone and declared to them—and they go and have declared [it] to king David—for they are not able to be seen to go in to the city.

King James Bible
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.

Hebrew
Now Jonathan
וִיהוֹנָתָ֨ן (wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites

and Ahimaaz
וַאֲחִימַ֜עַץ (wa·’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 290: Ahimaaz -- 'my brother is wrath', two Israelites

were staying
עֹמְדִ֣ים (‘ō·mə·ḏîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

at
בְּעֵין־ (bə·‘ên-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew

En-rogel,
רֹגֵ֗ל (rō·ḡêl)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5883: En-rogel -- a place near Jerusalem

where a servant girl
הַשִּׁפְחָה֙ (haš·šip̄·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant

would come
וְהָלְכָ֤ה (wə·hā·lə·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and pass along information to them.
וְהִגִּ֣ידָה (wə·hig·gî·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

They
וְהֵם֙ (wə·hêm)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

in turn would go
יֵֽלְכ֔וּ (yê·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and inform
וְהִגִּ֖ידוּ (wə·hig·gî·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

King
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

David,
דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they dared
יוּכְל֛וּ (yū·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be seen
לְהֵרָא֖וֹת (lə·hê·rā·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

entering
לָב֥וֹא (lā·ḇō·w)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the city.
הָעִֽירָה׃ (hā·‘î·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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