God & Savior

2 Samuel 12:28

Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”
2 Samuel 12:28
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַתָּ֗ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת־יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם וַחֲנֵ֥ה עַל־הָעִ֖יר וְלָכְדָ֑הּ פֶּן־אֶלְכֹּ֤ד אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וְנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עָלֶֽיהָ׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. אֱסֹף֙'e.Sof“gather”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter“[the] rest of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יֶ֫תֶר · “remainder” · Strong's H3499A
  5. הָעָ֔םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  6. וַחֲנֵ֥הva.cha.Neh“and encamp”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָנָה · “to camp” · Strong's H2583
  7. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  9. וְלָכְדָ֑הּve.la.khe.Dah“and capture it”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
  10. פֶּן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  11. אֶלְכֹּ֤ד'el.Kod“I should take”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
  12. אֲנִי֙'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. הָעִ֔ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  15. וְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'“and it will be called”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  16. שְׁמִ֖יshe.Mi“name my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  17. עָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)