2 Samuel

2 Samuel 14:32

³²“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
I sent	שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי	šā·laḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
for	אֵלֶ֣יךָ׀	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
you and said	לֵאמֹ֡ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Come	בֹּ֣א	bō	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
here	הֵ֠נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
I want to send	וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩	wə·’eš·lə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7971 send
you to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
to ask	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I come back	בָּ֙אתִי֙	bā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from Geshur	מִגְּשׁ֔וּר	mig·gə·šūr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1650 Geshur
better	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I	אֲנִי־	’ă·nî-	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
still	עֹ֣ד	‘ōḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
So now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
let me see	אֶרְאֶה֙	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7200 see
the king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
and if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
there is	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
iniquity	עָוֺ֖ן	‘ā·wōn	Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
in me	בִּ֥י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
let him kill me	וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃	we·hĕ·mi·ṯā·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H4191 die

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