Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.2 Samuel 14:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה תְּדַבֶּר־נָ֧א שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דָּבָ֑ר וַיֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽרִי׃ ס
- וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.mer“and she said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.Shah“the woman”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- תְּדַבֶּר־te.da.ber-“let her speak”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- נָ֧אna'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.Kha“maidservant your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שִׁפְחָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H8198
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Ni“lord my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- דָּבָ֑רda.Var“a word”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- דַּבֵּֽרִי׃ סda.Be.ri“speak”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)