2 Samuel
2 Samuel 14:18
18Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!”
“Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| said | וַיַּ֣עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the woman | הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| I am | אָנֹכִ֖י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| going to ask | שֹׁאֵ֣ל | šō·’êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| you | אֹתָ֑ךְ | ’ō·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| something | דָּבָ֔ר | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| conceal | תְכַחֲדִ֤י | ṯə·ḵa·ḥă·ḏî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3582 hide, efface |
| it from me | מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Let my lord | אֲדֹנִ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| speak | יְדַבֶּר־ | yə·ḏab·ber- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| she | הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| replied | וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.