2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:33

33The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
was shakenוַיִּרְגַּ֣זway·yir·gazConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
and went upוַיַּ֛עַלway·ya·‘alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the chamberעֲלִיַּ֥ת‘ă·lî·yaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5944 roof-chamber
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרhaš·ša·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8179 gate
and weptוַיֵּ֑בְךְּway·yê·ḇəkConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1058 weep, bewail
And asוְכֹ֣ה׀wə·ḵōhConjunctive waw; AdverbH3541 thus, here
he walkedבְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹbə·leḵ·tōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
he cried outאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
O my sonבְּנִ֤יbə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
My sonבְּנִ֣יbə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
my sonבְנִ֣יḇə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
If onlyמִֽי־mî-Verb - Pual - ImperfectH4310 who?
Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
had diedמוּתִי֙mū·ṯîVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH4191 die
instead of youתַחְתֶּ֔יךָṯaḥ·te·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH8478 the under part
O Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
my sonבְּנִ֥יbə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
my sonבְנִֽי׃ḇə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son

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2 Samuel 19:4 · 2 Samuel 12:10–23 · Proverbs 10:1 · Psalm 103:13 · Proverbs 17:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.