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Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.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 15:4 word 1

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 15:4 word 2

מִי\־mi-who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 3

יְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niwill he make me

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 4

שֹׁפֵ֖טsho.Feta judge

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

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

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 5

בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzin the land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 6

וְעָלַ֗יve.'a.Laiand to me

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 7

יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'he will come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 8

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 9

אִ֛ישׁ'ishperson

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 10

אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-whom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 11

יִהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it belongs

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 12

רִ֥יבriva case at law

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

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

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 13

וּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.Patand a judgment

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

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

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 14

וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו\׃ve.hitz.dak.Tivand I will do justice him

Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to justify

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Exodus 23:7, Deuteronomy 25:1, 1 Kings 8:32, 2 Chronicles 6:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6663; TAHOT 2 Samuel 15:4 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

And [he]	→	אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom
would add	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
If only	→	מִי H4310 who?
someone would appoint me	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
judge	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
in the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
then everyone	→	כֹּל H3605 all
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
with	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
a grievance	→	רִיב H7379 strife
or dispute	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
could come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to me	→	עַל H5921A upon
and I would give him justice	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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