2 Samuel 5:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel.”

2 Samuel 5:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 5:321 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ֠/יָּבֹאוּwayābōʾw

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

זִקְנֵ֨יziqənēy

agedadjH2205

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

יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙hamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

חֶבְר֔וֹנָ/הḥebərwōnāh

HebronnounH2275

וַ/יִּכְרֹ֣תwayikərōt

be chewedconjH3772

be con- ate · covenant · cut (down · off) ···

לָ/הֶם֩lāhem

pron

הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

דָּוִ֥דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

בְּרִ֛יתbəriyt

confederacynounH1285

feder · covenant · league

בְּ/חֶבְר֖וֹןbəḥebərwōn

HebronpronH2275

לִ/פְנֵ֣יlipənēy

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וַ/יִּמְשְׁח֧וּwayiməšəḥw

anointconjH4886

paint

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

דָּוִ֛דdāwid

DavidnounH1732

לְ/מֶ֖לֶךְləmelekə

kingpronH4428

royal

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

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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