2 Samuel

2 Samuel 14:11

¹¹“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!”

“As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֨א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
she replied	וַתֹּאמֶר֩	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
may the king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
invoke	יִזְכָּר־	yiz·kār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
to prevent the avenger	גֹּאֵ֤ל	gō·’êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman
of blood	הַדָּם֙	had·dām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
from increasing	מֵהַרְבִּית	mē·har·bīṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
the devastation	לְשַׁחֵ֔ת	lə·ša·ḥêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7843 go to ruin (?)
so that my son	בְּנִ֑י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
may not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be destroyed	יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ	yaš·mî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
he vowed	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a hair	מִשַּׂעֲרַ֥ת	miś·śa·‘ă·raṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8185 a hair
of your son’s head	בְּנֵ֖ךְ	bə·nêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1121 son
will fall	יִפֹּ֛ל	yip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to the ground	אָֽרְצָה׃	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 14:45 · Matthew 10:30 · Numbers 35:19 · Deuteronomy 19:4–10 · 1 Kings 1:52 · Numbers 35:21 · Acts 27:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.