2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:21

²¹Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ahithophel	אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙	’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H302 Achithophel
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Sleep with	בּ֚וֹא	bō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
your father’s	אָבִ֔יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
concubines	פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י	pi·laḡ·šê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6370 concubine
whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he has left	הִנִּ֖יחַ	hin·nî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
to take care of	לִשְׁמ֣וֹר	liš·mō·wr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the palace	הַבָּ֑יִת	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
When all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
hears	וְשָׁמַ֤ע	wə·šā·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have become a stench	נִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּ	niḇ·’aš·tā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H887 be evil, bad
to	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
your father	אָבִ֔יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
then the hands	יְדֵ֖י	yə·ḏê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who are	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
with you	אִתָּֽךְ׃	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
will be strengthened	וְחָ֣זְק֔וּ	wə·ḥā·zə·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen

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2 Samuel 20:3 · 2 Samuel 15:16 · 2 Samuel 2:7 · Zechariah 8:13 · Leviticus 18:8

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