2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:34

³⁴But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you can thwart	וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה	wə·hê·p̄ar·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
the counsel	עֲצַ֥ת	‘ă·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of Ahithophel	אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃	’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H302 Achithophel
for me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you return	תָּשׁ֗וּב	tā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to the city	הָעִ֣יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֤	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to Absalom	לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙	lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
I	אֲנִ֤י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will be	אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֨	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
my king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
in the past	מֵאָ֔ז	mê·’āz	Preposition-m; Adverb	H227 at that time, then
I	וַֽאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was your father’s	אָבִ֤יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
servant	עֶ֣בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
but now	וְעַתָּ֖ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
I	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will be your servant	עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.