2 Samuel
2 Samuel 14:13
13The woman asked, “Why have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, since he has not brought back his own banished son?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The woman | הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| asked | וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | וְלָ֧מָּה | wə·lām·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have you devised | חָשַׁ֛בְתָּה | ḥā·šaḇ·tāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
| a thing like this | כָּזֹ֖את | kā·zōṯ | Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the people | עַ֣ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| When the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| says | וּמִדַּבֵּ֨ר | ū·mid·dab·bêr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| does he not convict himself | כְּאָשֵׁ֔ם | kə·’ā·šêm | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular | H818 guilty |
| since | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| has not | לְבִלְתִּ֛י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| brought back | הָשִׁ֥יב | hā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| his own banished | נִדְּחֽוֹ׃ | nid·də·ḥōw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.