2 Samuel
2 Samuel 14:19
19So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?”
The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| asked | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Is the hand | הֲיַ֥ד | hă·yaḏ | Article; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Joab | יוֹאָ֛ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| behind | אִתָּ֖ךְ | ’it·tāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H854 with |
| all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| The woman | הָאִשָּׁ֣ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| answered | וַתַּ֣עַן | wat·ta·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| As surely as you | נַפְשְׁךָ֩ | nap̄·šə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| live | חֵֽי־ | ḥê- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֨י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| no one | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| can turn | אִ֣שׁ׀ | ’iš | Adverb | H786 entity, there is, are |
| to the right | לְהֵמִ֣ין | lə·hê·mîn | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3231 go to or choose the right, use the right hand |
| or to the left | וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל | ū·lə·haś·mîl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H8041 take the left |
| from anything | מִכֹּ֤ל | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| says | דִּבֶּר֙ | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| Yes | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֤ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Joab | יוֹאָב֙ | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| is the one who | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| gave me orders | צִוָּ֔נִי | ṣiw·wā·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| he | וְה֗וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| told | שָׂ֚ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| your maidservant | שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ | šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| exactly what to say | הַדְּבָרִ֖ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
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