2 Samuel
2 Samuel 20:4
4Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Amasa | עֲמָשָׂ֔א | ‘ă·mā·śā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6021 Amasa |
| Summon | הַזְעֶק־ | haz·‘eq- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| the men | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| to come to me | לִ֥י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| within three | שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָמִ֑ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| and be here | פֹּ֥ה | pōh | Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| yourself | וְאַתָּ֖ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.