2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:23–24

23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king. 24And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?”

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2 Samuel 13:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Two years laterלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםliš·nā·ṯa·yimPreposition-l; Noun - fdH8141 year
when Absalom’sלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםlə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wmPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
sheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙ḡō·zə·zîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1494 shear
wereוַֽיְהִי֙way·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at Baal-hazorחָצ֖וֹרḥā·ṣō·wrPreposition; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1178 Baal-Chatsor
nearעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם’ep̄·rā·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king

2 Samuel 13:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And heאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
wentוַיָּבֹ֤אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָlə·‘aḇ·de·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
has justהִנֵּה־hin·nêh-InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
hired shearersגֹזְזִ֖יםḡō·zə·zîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1494 shear
Will the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוwa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
pleaseנָ֥אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
comeיֵֽלֶךְ־yê·leḵ-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with

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2 Samuel 13:23 1 Samuel 25:4 · Genesis 38:12–13

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