God & Savior

2 Samuel 14:11

“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
2 Samuel 14:11
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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)

וַתֹּאמֶר֩ יִזְכָּר־נָ֨א הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ מֵהַרְבַּ֞ת גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ לְשַׁחֵ֔ת וְלֹ֥א יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ אֶת־בְּנִ֑י וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה אִם־יִפֹּ֛ל מִשַּׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּנֵ֖ךְ אָֽרְצָה׃

  1. וַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.Mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-“let him remember”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
  3. נָ֨אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. מֵהַרְבַּ֞תme.har.vit“from increasing”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  9. גֹּאֵ֤לgo.'El“[the] avenger of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from גָּאַל · “avenge” · Strong's H1350H
  10. הַדָּם֙ha.Dam“<the> blood”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  11. לְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.Chet“to destroy”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
  12. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּyash.Mi.du“they will destroy”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַד · “to destroy” · Strong's H8045
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. בְּנִ֑יbe.Ni“son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  16. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  17. חַי־chai-“[by] [the] life”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  18. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“of Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  19. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “surely no” · Strong's H0518H
  20. יִפֹּ֛לyi.Pol“it will fall”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  21. מִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.Rat“one of [the] hair[s] of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שַׂעֲרָה · “hair” · Strong's H8185
  22. בְּנֵ֖ךְbe.Nekh“son your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  23. אָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzah“[the] ground towards”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)