2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:27–28

²⁷The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer?^e Return to the city in peace— you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.^f ²⁸See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

Footnotes

e 15:27 Hebrew; LXX Behold,
f 15:27 Literally your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you

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2 Samuel 15:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
also 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
Zadok	צָד֣וֹק	ṣā·ḏō·wq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6659 Tsadok
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
a seer	הֲרוֹאֶ֣ה	hă·rō·w·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
Return	שֻׁ֥בָה	šu·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
in peace	בְּשָׁל֑וֹם	bə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
your son	בִּנְךָ֜	bin·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
Ahimaaz	וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ	wa·’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H290 Achimaats
and Abiathar	אֶבְיָתָ֛ר	’eḇ·yā·ṯār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H54 Ebjathar
with his son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Jonathan	וִיהוֹנָתָ֧ן	wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan

2 Samuel 15:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
See	רְאוּ֙	rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
I will	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
wait	מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ	miṯ·mah·mê·ah	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H4102 linger, tarry
at the fords	בְּעַבְרוֹת	bə·ʿaḇ·rōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5679 ford
of the wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
until	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
word	דָבָ֛ר	ḏā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
comes	בּ֥וֹא	bō·w	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from you	מֵעִמָּכֶ֖ם	mê·‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition-m; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
to inform	לְהַגִּ֥יד	lə·hag·gîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5046 be conspicuous
me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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2 Samuel 15:27 2 Samuel 17:17 · 1 Samuel 9:9

2 Samuel 15:28 2 Samuel 17:16 · 2 Samuel 15:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.