2 Samuel
2 Samuel 21:3
3So David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Gibeonites | הַגִּבְעֹנִ֔ים | hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H1393 Gibonite |
| What | מָ֥ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| shall I do | אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| for you | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| How | וּבַמָּ֣ה | ū·ḇam·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can I make amends | אֲכַפֵּ֔ר | ’ă·ḵap·pêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| so that you may bless | וּבָרְכ֖וּ | ū·ḇā·rə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the inheritance | נַחֲלַ֥ת | na·ḥă·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.