2 Samuel
2 Samuel 13:13
13Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | אָ֤נָה | ’ā·nāh | Interrogative | H575 where? |
| could I | וַאֲנִ֗י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| ever take | אוֹלִיךְ֙ | ’ō·w·lîḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| my shame | חֶרְפָּתִ֔י | ḥer·pā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2781 reproach |
| And you | וְאַתָּ֗ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| would be | תִּהְיֶ֛ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like one | כְּאַחַ֥ד | kə·’a·ḥaḏ | Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| of the fools | הַנְּבָלִ֖ים | han·nə·ḇā·lîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H5036 foolish, senseless |
| in Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Please | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| speak | דַּבֶּר־ | dab·ber- | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| for | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| withhold me | יִמְנָעֵ֖נִי | yim·nā·‘ê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H4513 withhold, hold back |
| from you | מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | mim·me·kā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.