2 Samuel 17:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

Young's Literal Translation
lo, now, he is hidden in one of the pits, or in one of the places, and it hath been, at the falling among them at the commencement, that the hearer hath heard, and said, There hath been a slaughter among the people who [are] after Absalom;

King James Bible
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some [other] place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

Hebrew
Surely
הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

by now
עַתָּ֤ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

he
הֽוּא־ (hū-)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is hiding
נֶחְבָּא֙ (neḥ·bā)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2244: To withdraw, hide

in a
בְּאַחַ֣ת (bə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 259: United, one, first

cave
הַפְּחָתִ֔ים (hap·pə·ḥā·ṯîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6354: A pit, for, catching animals

or
א֖וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

some other
בְּאַחַ֣ד (bə·’a·ḥaḏ)
Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 259: United, one, first

location.
הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑ת (ham·mə·qō·w·mōṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

If some of your troops fall
כִּנְפֹ֤ל (kin·p̄ōl)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

first,
בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה (bat·tə·ḥil·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8462: A commencement, rel, original

whoever hears [of it]
וְשָׁמַ֤ע (wə·šā·ma‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

will say,
וְאָמַ֔ר (wə·’ā·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘There
הָֽיְתָה֙ (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

has been
וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a slaughter
מַגֵּפָ֔ה (mag·gê·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence

among the troops
בָּעָ֕ם (bā·‘ām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

who
אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

follow
אַחֲרֵ֥י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

Absalom.’
אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ (’aḇ·šā·lōm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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