“And it came to pass” | וַיְהִ֣י | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | came pass |
“after this,” | אַֽחֲרֵי | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | after this |
“that David” | דָּוִ֨ד | David, the youngest son of Jesse | David |
“inquired” | וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ | To inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand | inquired |
“of the Lord,” | בַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
“saying,” | לֵאמֹר֙ | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
“Shall I go up” | הַאֶֽעֱלֶ֗ה | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | go up |
“into any” | בְּאַחַת֙ | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | any |
“of the cities” | עָרֵ֣י | A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) | cities |
“of Judah?” | יְהוּדָ֔ה | Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory | Judah |
“And the Lord” | יְהוָ֛ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
“said” | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
“unto” | אֵלָ֖יו | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
“him, Go up.” | עֲלֵ֑ה | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | Go up |
“And David” | דָּוִ֛ד | David, the youngest son of Jesse | David |
“said,” | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
“Whither” | אָ֥נָה | Where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither | Whither |
“shall I go up?” | אֶֽעֱלֶ֖ה | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | go up |
“And he said,” | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
“Unto Hebron.” | חֶבְרֹֽנָה׃ | Chebron, a place in Palestine | Hebron |