2 Samuel

2 Samuel 19:43

⁴³“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?”

But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We have ten	עֶֽשֶׂר־	‘e·śer-	Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
shares	יָד֨וֹת	yā·ḏō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3027 hand
in the king	בַמֶּלֶךְ֮	ḇam·me·leḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
answered	וַיַּ֣עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
the men	אִֽישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֩	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
so we have more claim	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
to David	בְּדָוִד֮	bə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
than you	מִמְּךָ֒	mim·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Why	וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙	ū·mad·dū·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
then do you despise us	הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי	hĕ·qil·lō·ṯa·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
Were we not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the first	רִאשׁ֛וֹן	ri·šō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
to speak	דְבָרִ֥י	ḏə·ḇā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word
of restoring	לְהָשִׁ֣יב	lə·hā·šîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
our king	מַלְכִּ֑י	mal·kî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4428 king
But the men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
spoke more fiercely	וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙	way·yi·qeš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
the men	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Galatians 5:20 · 2 Samuel 5:1 · 1 Kings 11:30–31 · James 3:14–16 · James 4:1–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.