2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:29
29The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?”
And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| asked | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Is the young man | לַנַּ֖עַר | lan·na·‘ar | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| Absalom | לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם | lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| all right | שָׁל֥וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| And Ahimaaz | אֲחִימַ֡עַץ | ’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H290 Achimaats |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| When Joab | יוֹאָב֙ | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| sent | לִ֠שְׁלֹחַ | liš·lō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| servant | עֶ֨בֶד | ‘e·ḇeḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| and your servant | עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ | ‘aḇ·de·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| I saw | רָאִיתִי֩ | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| a great | הַגָּד֜וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| tumult | הֶהָמ֨וֹן | he·hā·mō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| but I do not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֖עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| what it was | מָֽה׃ | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.