2 Samuel
2 Samuel 14:16
16For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| will hear | יִשְׁמַ֣ע | yiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| and deliver | לְהַצִּ֥יל | lə·haṣ·ṣîl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5337 strip, plunder |
| his maidservant | אֲמָת֖וֹ | ’ă·mā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| from the hand | מִכַּ֣ף | mik·kap̄ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| of the man | הָאִ֑ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| cut off | לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד | lə·haš·mîḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| both | יַ֔חַד | ya·ḥaḏ | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| me | אֹתִ֤י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| my son | בְּנִי֙ | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| from God’s | אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| inheritance | מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת | min·na·ḥă·laṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.