2 Samuel
2 Samuel 16:11
11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Abishai | אֲבִישַׁי֙ | ’ă·ḇî·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H52 Abishai |
| and to all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his servants | עֲבָדָ֔יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֥ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| my own son | בְנִ֛י | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| my own flesh and blood | מִמֵּעַ֖י | mim·mê·‘ay | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
| seeks | מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| my life | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| How much more | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| then | עַתָּ֜ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| Benjamite | הַיְמִינִ֗י | hay·mî·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1145 Benjaminite |
| Leave him alone | הַנִּ֤חוּ | han·ni·ḥū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5117 rest |
| and let him curse me | וִֽיקַלֵּ֔ל | wî·qal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| for the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has told | אָֽמַר־ | ’ā·mar- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| so | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 19:37 · 2 Samuel 12:11–12 · Ezekiel 14:9 · Ezekiel 20:25 · Genesis 45:5 · Matthew 10:21 · Isaiah 10:5–7 · 2 Chronicles 32:21 · Genesis 15:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.