2 Samuel
2 Samuel 24:3
3But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Joab | יוֹאָ֜ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| May the LORD | יְהוָה֩ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| multiply | וְיוֹסֵ֣ף | wə·yō·w·sêp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| the troops | הָעָ֜ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| a hundred | מֵאָ֣ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| times | פְעָמִ֔ים | p̄ə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| over | כָּהֵ֤ם׀ | kā·hêm | Preposition-k; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| and may the eyes | וְעֵינֵ֥י | wə·‘ê·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of my lord | אֲדֹנִֽי־ | ’ă·ḏō·nî- | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| see | רֹא֑וֹת | rō·’ō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H7200 see |
| But why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does my lord | וַאדֹנִ֣י | wa·ḏō·nî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| want | חָפֵ֖ץ | ḥā·p̄êṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2654 delight in |
| to do such | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| a thing | בַּדָּבָ֥ר | bad·dā·ḇār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 1:11 · Psalm 115:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.