2 Samuel
2 Samuel 24:14
14David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| answered | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Gad | גָּ֖ד | gāḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1410 Gad |
| I am | לִ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| deeply | מְאֹ֑ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| distressed | צַר־ | ṣar- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| Please | נָּ֤א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let us fall | נִפְּלָה־ | nip·pə·lāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| into the hand | בְיַד־ | ḇə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| His mercies | רַחֲמוֹ | ra·ḥă·mō | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H7356 womb |
| great | רַבִּ֣ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| but do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let me fall | אֶפֹּֽלָה׃ | ’ep·pō·lāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| into the hands | וּבְיַד־ | ū·ḇə·yaḏ- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of men | אָדָ֖ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:156 · Psalm 51:1 · 1 Chronicles 21:13 · Jonah 4:2 · Psalm 106:41–42 · Psalm 130:4 · Psalm 103:8–14 · Psalm 86:15 · Psalm 145:9 · Isaiah 55:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.