2 Samuel
2 Samuel 24:18
18And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And that | הַה֑וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Gad | גָ֥ד | ḡāḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1410 Gad |
| came | וַיָּבֹא־ | way·yā·ḇō- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| David | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֗וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Go up | עֲלֵה֙ | ‘ă·lêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and build | הָקֵ֤ם | hā·qêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֔חַ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| on the threshing floor | בְּגֹ֖רֶן | bə·ḡō·ren | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1637 threshing-floor |
| of Araunah | אָרָנְיָה | ʾå̄·rå̄·nə·yå̄h | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H728 Araunah |
| the Jebusite | הַיְבֻסִֽי׃ | hay·ḇu·sî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.