2 Samuel 3:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:”

2 Samuel 3:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 3:1717 words

HebrewMeaning

וּ/דְבַרwdəbar

wordconjH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

אַבְנֵ֣רʾabənēr

AbnernounH74

הָיָ֔הhāyāh

beaconverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

עִםʿim

accompanyingpronH5973

against · and · as · before ···

זִקְנֵ֥יziqənēy

agedadjH2205

ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

לֵ/אמֹ֑רlēʾmōr

answerpronH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

גַּםgam

againparticleH1571

alike · also · as · both ...and ···

תְּמוֹל֙təmwōl

yesterdayadvH8543

before · these days · heretofore · time past

גַּםgam

againparticleH1571

alike · also · as · both ...and ···

שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םšiləšōm

-time)nounH8032

before (that time · excellent things · heretofore · three days ···

הֱיִיתֶ֞םhĕyiytem

beaconverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

מְבַקְשִׁ֧יםməbaqəšiym

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

דָּוִ֛דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

לְ/מֶ֖לֶךְləmelekə

kingpronH4428

royal

עֲלֵי/כֶֽםʿălēykem

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

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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