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2 Samuel 15:3 Go deeper

← 2 Samuel 15 · ← verse 2 · verse 4 →

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 1

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 2

אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalom

Lemma: אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) · Strong's: H0053

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Absalom

Used 111 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:20, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0053; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 3

רְאֵ֥הre.'Ehsee

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to see: behold!

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 39:14, Genesis 41:41, Exodus 7:1, Exodus 10:10, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 31:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 4

דְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khamatter your

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word: case

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:19, Exodus 18:26, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 24:14, Deuteronomy 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697L; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 5

טוֹבִ֣יםto.Vim[are] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 6

וּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.Chimand right

Lemma: נָכֹחַ (na.kho.ach) · Strong's: H5228

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: straightforward

Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 8:9, Proverbs 24:26, Isaiah 57:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5228; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 7

וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'and [one who] hears

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 8

אֵין\־'ein-not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 9

מֵאֵ֥תme.'Etfrom with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 10

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Absalom→אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom
would say→אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .→אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Look→רָאָה H7200I to see: behold!
your claims→דָּבָר H1697L word: case
are good→טוֹב H2896A pleasant
and right→נָכֹחַ H5228 straightforward
but the king→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
[has] no deputy→אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
to hear→שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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