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2 Samuel 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And they brought the head of Ish–bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.


2 Samuel 4:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 4:831 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ֠/יָּבִאוּwayābiʾw
abideconjH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
רֹ֨אשׁrōʾš
bandnounH7218
beginning · captain · chapiter · chief(-est place ···
אִֽישׁʾiyš
Ish-boshethnounH378
בֹּ֥שֶׁתbōšet
Ish-boshethnounH378
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
דָּוִד֮dāwid
DavidnounH1732
חֶבְרוֹן֒ḥebərwōn
HebronnounH2275
וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙wayōʾmərw
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
הִנֵּֽהhinēh
beholdparticleH2009
lo · see
רֹ֣אשׁrōʾš
bandnounH7218
beginning · captain · chapiter · chief(-est place ···
אִֽישׁʾiyš
Ish-boshethnounH378
בֹּ֗שֶׁתbōšet
Ish-boshethnounH378
בֶּןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
שָׁאוּל֙šāʾwl
SaulnounH7586
Shaul
אֹֽיִבְ/ךָ֔ʾōyibəkā
enemyverbH341
foe
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בִּקֵּ֖שׁbiqēš
askverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
נַפְשֶׁ֑/ךָnapəšekā
anynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ןwayitēn
addconjH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
יְ֠הוָהyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
לַֽ/אדֹנִ֨/יlaʾdōniy
lordpronH113
master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'
הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
נְקָמוֹת֙nəqāmwōt
revengenounH5360
avenge · vengeance
הַ/יּ֣וֹםhaywōm
dayparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
הַ/זֶּ֔הhazeh
heparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
מִ/שָּׁא֖וּלmišāʾwl
SaulpronH7586
Shaul
וּ/מִ/זַּרְעֽ/וֹwmizarəʿwō
childconjH2233
carnally · fruitful · seed · sowing-time
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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