2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:3

³But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us.^a It is better now if you support us from the city.”

Footnotes

a 18:3 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts care; for now there are ten thousand like us

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the people	הָעָ֜ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
pleaded	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go out	תֵצֵ֗א	ṯê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
we have to flee	נֹ֨ס	nōs	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5127 flee, escape
they will not care	יָשִׂ֧ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
about us	אֵלֵ֣ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to
Even if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
half of us	חֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙	ḥeṣ·yê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H2677 half
die	יָמֻ֤תוּ	yā·mu·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
they will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
care	יָשִׂ֤ימוּ	yā·śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
But	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
worth	כָמֹ֖נוּ	ḵā·mō·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H3644 like, as, when
ten	עֲשָׂרָ֣ה	‘ă·śā·rāh	Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
thousand of us	אֲלָפִ֑ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
It is better	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
now	וְעַתָּ֣ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
if	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	תִֽהְיֶה־	ṯih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
support	לַעְזִיר׃ס	laʿ·zīr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5826 help, succour
us	לָּ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
from the city	מֵעִ֖יר	mê·‘îr	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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