Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.2 Samuel 14:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֣עַן הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה אַל־נָ֨א תְכַחֲדִ֤י מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁאֵ֣ל אֹתָ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה יְדַבֶּר־נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
- וַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'an“and he answered”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.Shah“the woman”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- נָ֨אna'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- תְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.Di“you hide”Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from כָּחַד · “to hide” · Strong's H3582
- מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.ni“from me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- דָּבָ֔רda.Var“anything”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- שֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'El“[am] asking”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
- אֹתָ֑ךְ'o.Takh“<obj.> you”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- 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
- יְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-“let him speak”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- נָ֖אna'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Ni“lord my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)