2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:4

4And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
would addוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
If onlyמִי־mî-InterrogativeH4310 who?
someone would appoint meיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיyə·śi·mê·nîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH7760 put, place, set
judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טšō·p̄êṭVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8199 judge, govern
in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץbā·’ā·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
then everyoneכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
withאֲשֶֽׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
a grievanceרִ֥יבrîḇNoun - masculine singularH7379 strife, dispute
or disputeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טū·miš·pāṭConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
could comeיָב֥וֹאyā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to meוְעָלַ֗יwə·‘ā·layConjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singularH5921 height
and I would give him justiceוְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃wə·hiṣ·daq·tîwConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH6663 be just, righteous

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Judges 9:29 · Judges 9:1–5 · Proverbs 25:6 · Luke 14:8–11 · Proverbs 27:2 · 2 Peter 2:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.