2 Samuel 20:22

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Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

In other translations

Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

Hebrew words

וַתָּבוֹאvatavo'and she wentH935הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802אֶל־'el-toH413כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971בְּחָכְמָתָהּbechakhematahwith wisdom herH2451וַיִּכְרְתוּvaiyikhretuand they cut offH3772אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853רֹאשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218שֶׁבַעsheva'ShebaH7652בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121בִּכְרִיbikhriBicriH1075וַיַּשְׁלִכוּvaiyashlikhuand they threw [it]H7993אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097וַיִּתְקַעvaiyitka'and he gave a blastH8628בַּשּׁוֹפָרbashofaron the trumpetH7782וַיָּפֻצוּvaiyafutzuand they were scatteredH6327מֵעַל־me'al-from onH5921הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892אִישׁ'isheachH376לְאֹהָלָיוle'ohalavto tents hisH168וְיוֹאָבveyo'avand JoabH3097שָׁבshavhe returnedH7725יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ סhamelekhthe kingH4428

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Bichri, Joab, Sheba (son of Bichri)

Places: Jerusalem

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