2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:20
20But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Joab | יוֹאָ֗ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| replied | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are not | לֹא֩ | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the man | אִ֨ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| to take good news | בְּשֹׂרָ֤ה | bə·śō·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1309 tidings |
| today | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| You may do | וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖ | ū·ḇiś·śar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1319 bear tidings |
| it another | אַחֵ֑ר | ’a·ḥêr | Adjective - masculine singular | H312 another |
| day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| but you must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| today | וְהַיּ֤וֹם | wə·hay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| is dead | מֵֽת׃ | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.