2 Samuel
2 Samuel 15:25
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.
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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 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 |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 25:30 · Psalm 26:8 · Psalm 84:10 · Psalm 43:3–4 · Exodus 15:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.