2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:21

²¹But Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Ittai	אִתַּ֛י	’it·tay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H863 Ittai, Ithai
answered	וַיַּ֧עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
and as 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
lives	וְחֵי֙	wə·ḥê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
wherever	בִּמְק֞וֹם	bim·qō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
may be	יִֽהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
whether	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
it means life	לְחַיִּ֔ים	lə·ḥay·yîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
death	לְמָ֙וֶת֙	lə·mā·weṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
there will	שָּׁ֣ם׀	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
your servant	עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
be	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ruth 1:16–17 · Proverbs 17:17 · 2 Kings 4:30 · 2 Kings 2:4 · 2 Corinthians 7:3 · 2 Kings 2:6 · 2 Kings 2:2 · Acts 21:13 · Proverbs 18:24 · Acts 11:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.