2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:35

³⁵Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֗ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
came	וַיָּבֹ֣א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and urged David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
to eat	לְהַבְר֧וֹת	lə·haḇ·rō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H1262 eat
something	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
while it was still	בְּע֣וֹד	bə·‘ō·wḏ	Preposition-b; Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
day	הַיּ֑וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
but David	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
took an oath	וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע	way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
May God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
punish	כֹּ֣ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
me	לִּ֤י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and ever so	וְכֹ֣ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יֹסִ֔יף	yō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I taste	אֶטְעַם־	’eṭ·‘am-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2938 taste, perceive
bread	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
or	א֥וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
anything else	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
before	לִפְנֵ֧י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the sun	הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
sets	בֽוֹא־	ḇō·w-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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2 Samuel 1:12 · 2 Samuel 12:17 · Jeremiah 16:7 · Ruth 1:17 · Judges 20:26 · Ezekiel 24:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.