2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:11
11Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then King | וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | wə·ham·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָּוִ֗ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| sent this message | שָׁ֠לַח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Zadok | צָד֨וֹק | ṣā·ḏō·wq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6659 Tsadok |
| and | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Abiathar | אֶבְיָתָ֥ר | ’eḇ·yā·ṯār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H54 Ebjathar |
| the priests | הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| Say | דַּבְּר֞וּ | dab·bə·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the elders | זִקְנֵ֤י | ziq·nê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Why | לָ֤מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should you be | תִֽהְיוּ֙ | ṯih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the last | אַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים | ’a·ḥă·rō·nîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H314 coming after |
| to restore | לְהָשִׁ֥יב | lə·hā·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his palace | בֵּית֑וֹ | bê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| since the talk | וּדְבַר֙ | ū·ḏə·ḇar | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| has reached | בָּ֥א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his quarters | בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ | bê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
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