2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:39
39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I | וְאָנֹכִ֨י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| weak | רַךְ֙ | raḵ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7390 tender, delicate, soft |
| this day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| though anointed | וּמָשׁ֣וּחַ | ū·mā·šū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H4886 smear, anoint |
| as king | מֶ֔לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and these | הָאֵ֛לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| men | וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים | wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| the sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Zeruiah | צְרוּיָ֖ה | ṣə·rū·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6870 Tserujah |
| are too fierce | קָשִׁ֣ים | qā·šîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7186 hard, severe |
| for me | מִמֶּ֑נִּי | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| May the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| repay | יְשַׁלֵּ֧ם | yə·šal·lêm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
| the evildoer | לְעֹשֵׂ֥ה | lə·‘ō·śêh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| according to his evil | כְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃פ | kə·rā·‘ā·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 28:4 · 1 Kings 2:33–34 · Psalm 101:8 · 1 Kings 2:5–6 · Psalm 62:12 · 2 Timothy 4:14 · Proverbs 25:5 · 2 Chronicles 19:6–7 · 2 Samuel 19:5–7 · 2 Samuel 19:13 · Romans 13:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.