2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:7–8

⁷After four^a years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD. ⁸For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’^b”

Footnotes

a 15:7 Syriac and some LXX manuscripts; Hebrew forty
b 15:8 Some LXX manuscripts; Hebrew does not include in Hebron.

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2 Samuel 15:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	מִקֵּ֖ץ	miq·qêṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7093 end
four	אַרְבָּעִ֣ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
had passed	וַיְהִ֕י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Absalom	אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
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
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Please	נָּ֗א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let me go	אֵ֣לֲכָה	’ê·lă·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Hebron	בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃	bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
to fulfill	וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛ם	wa·’ă·šal·lêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7999 be complete, sound
a vow	נִדְרִ֛י	niḏ·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5088 vow
I have made	נָדַ֥רְתִּי	nā·ḏar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5087 vow
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

2 Samuel 15:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֔	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
made	נָדַ֣ר	nā·ḏar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5087 vow
a vow	נֵ֙דֶר֙	nê·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular	H5088 vow
while dwelling	בְּשִׁבְתִּ֥י	bə·šiḇ·tî	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Geshur	בִגְשׁ֛וּר	ḇiḡ·šūr	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1650 Geshur
of Aram	בַּאֲרָ֖ם	ba·’ă·rām	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
indeed	יָשִׁיב	yå̄·šīḇ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7725 turn back, return
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
brings me back	יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי	yə·šî·ḇê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
I will worship	וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י	wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5647 work, serve
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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2 Samuel 15:7 Isaiah 58:4

2 Samuel 15:8 2 Samuel 13:37–38 · Genesis 28:20–21 · 1 Samuel 1:11 · Jeremiah 9:3–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.