2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:9

⁹May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
punish	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
Abner	לְאַבְנֵ֔ר	lə·’aḇ·nêr	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
and ever so	וְכֹ֖ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יֹסִ֣יף	yō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
if	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I do not do	אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
for David	לְדָוִ֔ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
what	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has sworn to him	נִשְׁבַּ֤ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.