2 Samuel

2 Samuel 23:3–4

³The God of Israel spoke;

the Rock of Israel said to me,

‘He who rules the people with justice,

who rules in the fear of God,

⁴is like the light of the morning

at sunrise of a cloudless dawn,

the glistening after the rain

on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
spoke	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the Rock	צ֣וּר	ṣūr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6697 rock, cliff
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
said	דִבֶּ֖ר	ḏib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
He who rules	מוֹשֵׁל֙	mō·wō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
the people	בָּאָדָ֔ם	bā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
with justice	צַדִּ֕יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
who rules	מוֹשֵׁ֖ל	mō·wō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
in the fear	יִרְאַ֥ת	yir·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3374 fear
of God	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
is like the light	וּכְא֥וֹר	ū·ḵə·’ō·wr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H216 light
of the morning	בֹּ֖קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
at sunrise	שָׁ֑מֶשׁ	šā·meš	Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
of a cloudless	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
dawn	בֹּ֚קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
the glistening	מִנֹּ֥גַהּ	min·nō·ḡah	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5051 brightness
after the rain	מִמָּטָ֖ר	mim·mā·ṭār	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
on the sprouting grass	דֶּ֥שֶׁא	de·še	Noun - masculine singular	H1877 grass
of the earth	מֵאָֽרֶץ׃	mê·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 23:3 Deuteronomy 32:4 · Exodus 18:21 · 2 Samuel 22:32 · Psalm 72:2 · Exodus 23:6–8 · Deuteronomy 16:18–20 · Zechariah 9:9 · Hebrews 1:8 · Psalm 82:3–4 · Psalm 42:9 · Genesis 33:20 · Isaiah 32:1

2 Samuel 23:4 Judges 5:31 · Psalm 72:6 · Psalm 89:36 · Hosea 6:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.