2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:36
36Your servant will go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֛ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| will go with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| only a short distance | כִּמְעַ֞ט | kim·‘aṭ | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| past | יַעֲבֹ֧ר | ya·‘ă·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| why | וְלָ֙מָּה֙ | wə·lām·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| repay me | יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי | yiḡ·mə·lê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to |
| with such | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| a reward | הַגְּמוּלָ֖ה | hag·gə·mū·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1578 dealing, recompence |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.