2 Samuel
2 Samuel 1:14
14So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So David | דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| asked | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | אֵלָ֖יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Why | אֵ֚יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| were you not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| afraid | יָרֵ֔אתָ | yā·rê·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| to lift | לִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙ | liš·lō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| your hand | יָֽדְךָ֔ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| to destroy | לְשַׁחֵ֖ת | lə·ša·ḥêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| anointed | מְשִׁ֥יחַ | mə·šî·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4899 anointed |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.