2 Samuel

2 Samuel 14:17

¹⁷And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel^a of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”

Footnotes

a 14:17 Or Angel; also in verse 20

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And now your servant	שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔	šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
says	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
May	יִֽהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of my lord	אֲדֹנִ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
bring me rest	לִמְנוּחָ֑ה	lim·nū·ḥāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4496 resting-place, rest
for	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֤י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
is able to discern	לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
good	הַטּ֣וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and evil	וְהָרָ֔ע	wə·hā·rā‘	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
just like the angel	כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ	kə·mal·’aḵ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
May the LORD	וַֽיהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
be	יְהִ֥י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with you	עִמָּֽךְ׃פ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 29:9 · 2 Samuel 19:27 · 2 Samuel 14:20 · 1 Kings 3:9 · Hebrews 5:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.