2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:6
6You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You love | לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ | lə·’a·hă·ḇāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H157 love |
| those who hate you | שֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָ | śō·nə·’e·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| and hate | וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א | wə·liś·nō | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8130 hate |
| those who love you | אֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ | ’ō·hă·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H157 love |
| For you have made it clear | הִגַּ֣דְתָּ | hig·gaḏ·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| today | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| that | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the commanders | שָׂרִ֣ים | śā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and soldiers | וַעֲבָדִ֔ים | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| mean nothing | אֵ֤ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to you | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| I know | יָדַ֣עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| today | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| that | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| if | לֹא | lō | Preposition | H3808 not |
| Absalom | אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם | ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
| were alive | חַי֙ | ḥay | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| and all | וְכֻלָּ֤נוּ | wə·ḵul·lā·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| of us were dead | מֵתִ֔ים | mê·ṯîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4191 die |
| it would have pleased you | יָשָׁ֥ר | yā·šār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.