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2 Samuel 14:15

Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.
2 Samuel 14:15
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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)

וְ֠עַתָּה אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֜אתִי לְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲדֹנִי֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֥י יֵֽרְאֻ֖נִי הָעָ֑ם וַתֹּ֤אמֶר שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אוּלַ֛י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר אֲמָתֽוֹ׃

  1. וְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tah“and now”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“when”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  3. בָּ֜אתִיBa.ti“I have come”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  4. לְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.Ber“to speak”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. אֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Var“the word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  10. הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  11. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. יֵֽרְאֻ֖נִיye.re.'U.ni“they have made afraid me”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  13. הָעָ֑םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  14. וַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  15. שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.Kha“maidservant your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שִׁפְחָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H8198
  16. אֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-“let me speak”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  17. נָּ֣אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  18. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  19. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  20. אוּלַ֛י'u.Lai“perhaps”
    Adverb · from אוּלַי · “perhaps” · Strong's H0194
  21. יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Seh“he will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  22. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  23. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. דְּבַ֥רde.Var“[the] word of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “speaking” · Strong's H1697H
  25. אֲמָתֽוֹ׃'a.ma.To“maidservant his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)