2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:44

⁴⁴You have delivered me from the strife of my people;

You have preserved me as the head of nations;

a people I had not known shall serve me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have delivered me	וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִי	wat·tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6403 escape
from the strife	מֵרִיבֵ֖י	mê·rî·ḇê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7379 strife, dispute
of my people	עַמִּ֑י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
You have preserved me	תִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙	tiš·mə·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
as the head	לְרֹ֣אשׁ	lə·rōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of nations	גּוֹיִ֔ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
a people	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
I had not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
known	יָדַ֖עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
shall serve me	יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃	ya·‘aḇ·ḏu·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H5647 work, serve

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.