2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:12
12You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.