2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:3

³and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man;^a then all the people will be at peace.”

Footnotes

a 17:3 LXX; see also DSS; MT and bring all the people back to you. When everyone returns except the man you seek,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and bring all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
back	וְאָשִׁ֥יבָה	wə·’ā·šî·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to you	אֵלֶ֑יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
as a bride	הַכֹּ֔ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
returning to her husband	כְּשׁ֣וּב	kə·šūḇ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
seek the life	מְבַקֵּ֔שׁ	mə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek
of only one man	הָאִישׁ֙	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
then all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
will be	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at peace	שָׁלֽוֹם׃	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

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1 Thessalonians 5:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.