2 Samuel 17:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.”

2 Samuel 17:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 17:712 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶרwayōʾmer

and he saidconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

חוּשַׁ֖יḥwšay

HushainounH2365

אֶלʾel

topronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾabəšālwōm

AbsalomnounH53

Absalom

לֹֽאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

טוֹבָ֧הṭwōbāh

is goodadjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

הָ/עֵצָ֛הhāʿēṣāh

the counselparticleH6098

advisement · counsel) · purpose

אֲשֶׁרʾăšer

whichparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

יָעַ֥ץyāʿaṣ

he has counseledverbH3289

take advise · advise · consult · (give ···

אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלʾăḥiytōpel

AhithophelnounH302

בַּ/פַּ֥עַםbapaʿam

at the timepronH6471

corner · foot · going · fold ···

הַ/זֹּֽאתhazōʾt

thisparticleH2063

-with) · it · likewise · the one (other ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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