2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:12
12Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Abner | אַבְנֵ֨ר | ’aḇ·nêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| messengers | מַלְאָכִ֧ים׀ | mal·’ā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| on his behalf | תַּחַתוֹ | ta·ḥa·ṯō | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H8478 the under part |
| to say | לֵאמֹ֖ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| David | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| To whom | לְמִי־ | lə·mî- | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| the land | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Make | כָּרְתָ֤ה | kā·rə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| your covenant | בְרִֽיתְךָ֙ | ḇə·rî·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1285 covenant |
| with me | אִתִּ֔י | ’it·tî | Preposition; first person common singular | H854 with |
| and surely | וְהִנֵּה֙ | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| my hand | יָדִ֣י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| with you | עִמָּ֔ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5973 with |
| to bring | לְהָסֵ֥ב | lə·hā·sêḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to you | אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.