2 Samuel
2 Samuel 16:20
20Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahithophel | אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל | ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H302 Achithophel |
| Give me | הָב֥וּ | hā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3051 give |
| counsel | עֵצָ֖ה | ‘ê·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| What | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should we do | נַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | na·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.