2 Samuel
2 Samuel 20:19
19I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אָנֹכִ֕י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| peaceable | שְׁלֻמֵ֖י | šə·lu·mê | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H7999 be complete, sound |
| faithful | אֱמוּנֵ֣י | ’ĕ·mū·nê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H529 trusting, faithfulness |
| in Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| but you are | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| trying | מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| to destroy | לְהָמִ֨ית | lə·hā·mîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| a city | עִ֤יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| that is a mother | וְאֵם֙ | wə·’êm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H517 mother |
| in Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| would you swallow up | תְבַלַּ֖ע | ṯə·ḇal·la‘ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָֽה׃פ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| inheritance | נַחֲלַ֥ת | na·ḥă·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.