2 Samuel 19:12 Go deeper

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? (KJV)

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אַחַ֣י'a.Chai[are] brothers my

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

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

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 1

אַתֶּ֔ם'a.Temyou

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 2

עַצְמִ֥י'atz.Mi[are] bone my

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: bone

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 3

וּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.Riand flesh my

Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320

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

Meaning: flesh

Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 4

אַתֶּ֑ם'a.Temyou

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 5

וְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahand <to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 6

תִהְי֛וּtih.Yuwill you be

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

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 19:12 word 7

אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.Nim[the] last [people]

Lemma: אַחֲרוֹן (a.cha.ron) · Strong's: H0314

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

Meaning: last

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 33:2, Exodus 4:8, Numbers 2:31, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0314; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 8

לְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.Shivto bring back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 word 9

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 19:12 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 19:12 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

You	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
are my brothers	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
my own flesh	→	בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh
and blood	→	עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone
So why	→	מָה H4100 what?
should you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
the last	→	אַחֲרוֹן H0314 last
to restore	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king

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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