2 Samuel
2 Samuel 15:3
3Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| would say | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Look | רְאֵ֥ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| your claims | דְבָרֶ֖ךָ | ḏə·ḇā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| are good | טוֹבִ֣ים | ṭō·w·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and right | וּנְכֹחִ֑ים | ū·nə·ḵō·ḥîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H5228 straight, right, straightness |
| but the king | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| no deputy | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to hear | וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ | wə·šō·mê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.