2 Samuel
2 Samuel 10:2
2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.”
So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And David | דָּוִ֜ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will show | אֶעֱשֶׂה־ | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| kindness | חֶ֣סֶד׀ | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Hanun | חָנ֣וּן | ḥā·nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2586 Chanun |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nahash | נָחָ֗שׁ | nā·ḥāš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5176 Nachash |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| his father | אָבִ֤יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| showed | עָשָׂ֨ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| kindness | חֶ֔סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to me | עִמָּדִי֙ | ‘im·mā·ḏî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5978 along with |
| So David | דָּוִ֧ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| some of his servants | עֲבָדָ֖יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| to console | לְנַחֲמ֛וֹ | lə·na·ḥă·mōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| concerning | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his father | אָבִ֑יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| But when they | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| arrived | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| in the land | אֶ֖רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Ammonites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 11:1 · Deuteronomy 23:3–6 · Nehemiah 13:1–3 · Nehemiah 4:3–7 · 1 Samuel 22:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.