2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:25–26

²⁵Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again. ²⁶But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”

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2 Samuel 15:25

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 Zadok	לְצָד֔וֹק	lə·ṣā·ḏō·wq	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6659 Tsadok
Return	הָשֵׁ֛ב	hā·šêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the ark	אֲר֥וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
to the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I find	אֶמְצָ֥א	’em·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
favor	חֵן֙	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in the eyes	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
He will bring me back	וֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִי	we·hĕ·ši·ḇa·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
and let me see	וְהִרְאַ֥נִי	wə·hir·’a·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7200 see
it	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
His dwelling place	נָוֵֽהוּ׃	nā·wê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks

2 Samuel 15:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם֙	wə·’im	Conjunction	H518 if
He should say	יֹאמַ֔ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
delight	חָפַ֖צְתִּי	ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2654 delight in
in you	בָּ֑ךְ	bāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
then here I am	הִנְנִ֕י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
let Him do	יַֽעֲשֶׂה־	ya·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to me	לִּ֕י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
whatever	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
seems good	ט֖וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2895 pleasing, good
to Him	בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ס	bə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye

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2 Samuel 15:25 Jeremiah 25:30 · Psalm 26:8 · Psalm 84:10 · Psalm 43:3–4 · Exodus 15:13

2 Samuel 15:26 1 Samuel 3:18 · 2 Samuel 22:20 · 1 Kings 10:9 · Isaiah 62:4 · 2 Chronicles 9:8 · Numbers 14:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.