2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:17

¹⁷“Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is this	זֶ֥ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
the loyalty	חַסְדְּךָ֖	ḥas·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
your friend	רֵעֶ֑ךָ	rê·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
Absalom	אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did you not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	הָלַ֖כְתָּ	hā·laḵ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
your friend	רֵעֶֽךָ׃	rê·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.