God & Savior

2 Samuel 14:17

And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
2 Samuel 14:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א דְּבַר־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לִמְנוּחָ֑ה כִּ֣י׀ כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהָרָ֔ע וַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃ פ

  1. וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔shif.Cha.te.kha“maidservant your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שִׁפְחָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H8198
  3. יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-“may it become”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  4. נָּ֛אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  5. דְּבַר־de.var-“[the] word of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  6. אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  7. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  8. לִמְנוּחָ֑הlim.nu.Chah“<into> rest”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְנוּחָה · “resting” · Strong's H4496H
  9. כִּ֣י׀ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'Akh“like [the] angel of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  11. הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  12. כֵּ֣ןken“[is] so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  13. אֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  14. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  15. לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'“to hear”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  16. הַטּ֣וֹבha.Tov“<the> good”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
  17. וְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'“and <the> bad”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  18. וַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.weh“and Yahweh”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  19. אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  20. יְהִ֥יye.Hi“may he be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  21. עִמָּֽךְ׃ פ'i.Makh“with you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)