2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:17

¹⁷The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The elders	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of his household	בֵיתוֹ֙	ḇê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
stood	וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ	way·yā·qu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
beside him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
to help him up	לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ	la·hă·qî·mōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the ground	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
but he was unwilling	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
and would not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	בָרָ֥א	ḇā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
anything with them	אִתָּ֖ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with

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