2 Samuel
2 Samuel 10:3
3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the princes | שָׂרֵ֨י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the Ammonites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| said | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Hanun | חָנ֣וּן | ḥā·nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2586 Chanun |
| their lord | אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗ם | ’ă·ḏō·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H113 lord |
| Just because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| David has sent | שָׁלַ֥ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| comforters | מְנַֽחֲמִ֑ים | mə·na·ḥă·mîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H5162 be sorry, console |
| do you really believe | בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| he is | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| showing respect | הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד | ham·ḵab·bêḏ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| for your father | אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Has not | הֲ֠לוֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| David | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| sent | שָׁלַ֥ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| his servants | עֲבָדָ֖יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| to explore | חֲק֤וֹר | ḥă·qō·wr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2713 search |
| the city | הָעִיר֙ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| spy it out | וּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּ | ū·lə·rag·gə·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7270 foot it, go about |
| and overthrow it | וּלְהָפְכָ֔הּ | ū·lə·hā·p̄ə·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
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