2 Samuel

2 Samuel 19:12–13

¹²You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ ¹³And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

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2 Samuel 19:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתֶּ֔ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are my brothers	אַחַ֣י	’a·ḥay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
my own flesh	וּבְשָׂרִ֖י	ū·ḇə·śā·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
and blood	עַצְמִ֥י	‘aṣ·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
So why	וְלָ֧מָּה	wə·lām·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should you	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
be	תִהְי֛וּ	ṯih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the last	אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים	’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	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

2 Samuel 19:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And say	תֹּֽמְר֔וּ	tō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to Amasa	וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙	wə·la·‘ă·mā·śā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
Aren’t	הֲל֛וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
you	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
my flesh	וּבְשָׂרִ֖י	ū·ḇə·śā·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
and blood	עַצְמִ֥י	‘aṣ·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
May God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
punish	כֹּ֣ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
me	לִּ֤י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and ever so	וְכֹ֣ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יוֹסִ֔יף	yō·w·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
from now on	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you are	תִּהְיֶ֧ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
not	לֹ֠א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the commander	שַׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of my	לְפָנַ֛י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
army	צָבָ֞א	ṣā·ḇā	Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
in place	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
of Joab	יוֹאָֽב׃	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 19:12 2 Samuel 5:1

2 Samuel 19:13 2 Samuel 17:25 · 1 Kings 19:2 · Ruth 1:17 · 2 Samuel 8:16 · 2 Samuel 19:5–7 · 2 Samuel 3:29–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.