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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 3:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 3:1717 words
HebrewMeaning
וּ/דְבַרwdəbar
and the word ofconjH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
אַבְנֵ֣רʾabənēr
AbnernounH74
הָיָ֔הhāyāh
it wasverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
עִםʿim
withpronH5973
against · and · as · before ···
זִקְנֵ֥יziqənēy
the elders ofadjH2205
ancient · elder · old (man · men and...women) ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
לֵ/אמֹ֑רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
גַּםgam
bothparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
תְּמוֹל֙təmwōl
yesterdayadvH8543
before · these days · heretofore · time past
גַּםgam
as well asparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םšiləšōm
the third daynounH8032
before (that time · excellent things · heretofore · three days ···
הֱיִיתֶ֞םhĕyiytem
you wereverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
מְבַקְשִׁ֧יםməbaqəšiym
seekingverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
דָּוִ֛דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
לְ/מֶ֖לֶךְləmelekə
to kingpronH4428
royal
עֲלֵי/כֶֽםʿălēykem
over youpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
Words 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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