2 Samuel
2 Samuel 11:20
20if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִֽם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| anger | חֲמַ֣ת | ḥă·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2534 heat, rage |
| flares | תַּעֲלֶה֙ | ta·‘ă·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| he may ask | וְאָמַ֣ר | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| you | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| Why | מַדּ֛וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| did you get so close | נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם | nig·gaš·tem | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the city | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| to fight | לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| Did you not | הֲל֣וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| realize | יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם | yə·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| they would shoot | יֹר֖וּ | yō·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3384 throw, shoot |
| from atop | מֵעַ֥ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the wall | הַחוֹמָֽה׃ | ha·ḥō·w·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2346 wall |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.