2 Samuel
2 Samuel 15:19
19Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ittai | אִתַּ֣י | ’it·tay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H863 Ittai, Ithai |
| the Gittite | הַגִּתִּ֔י | hag·git·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1663 Gittite |
| Why | לָ֧מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| also | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| go | תֵלֵ֛ךְ | ṯê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with us | אִתָּ֑נוּ | ’it·tā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
| Go back | שׁ֣וּב | šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and stay | וְשֵׁ֤ב | wə·šêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the new king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| since | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you are | אַ֔תָּה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| both a foreigner | נָכְרִ֣י | nā·ḵə·rî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
| and | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| an exile | גֹּלֶ֥ה | gō·leh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| from your homeland | לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃ | lim·qō·w·me·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
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