So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.2 Samuel 14:2
Original language and places
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)
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יוֹאָב֙ תְּק֔וֹעָה וַיִּקַּ֥ח מִשָּׁ֖ם אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲכָמָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לֶיהָ הִֽתְאַבְּלִי־נָ֞א וְלִבְשִׁי־נָ֣א בִגְדֵי־אֵ֗בֶל וְאַל־תָּס֙וּכִי֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְהָיִ֕ית כְּאִשָּׁ֗ה זֶ֚ה יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים מִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶת עַל־מֵֽת׃
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- יוֹאָב֙yo.'Av“Joab”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
- תְּק֔וֹעָהte.Ko.'ah“Tekoa towards”Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from תְּקוֹעַ · “Tekoa” · Strong's H8620
- וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kach“and he took”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “bring” · Strong's H3947J
- מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Sham“from there”Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- אִשָּׁ֣ה'i.Shah“a woman”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- חֲכָמָ֑הcha.kha.Mah“wise”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵ֠לֶיהָ'E.lei.ha“to her”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הִֽתְאַבְּלִי־hit.'a.be.li-“play [the] mourner”Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אָבַל · “to mourn” · Strong's H0056
- נָ֞אna'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- וְלִבְשִׁי־ve.liv.shi-“and put on”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from לָבֵשׁ · “to clothe” · Strong's H3847
- נָ֣אna'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- בִגְדֵי־vig.dei-“garments of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֶּ֫גֶד · “garment” · Strong's H0899B
- אֵ֗בֶל'E.vel“mourning”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵ֫בֶל · “mourning” · Strong's H0060
- וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תָּס֙וּכִי֙ta.Su.khi“you anoint yourself”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from סוּךְ · “to anoint” · Strong's H5480
- שֶׁ֔מֶןShe.men“oil”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶן · “oil” · Strong's H8081
- וְהָיִ֕יתve.ha.Yit“and you will be”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- כְּאִשָּׁ֗הke.'i.Shah“like a woman”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- זֶ֚הzeh“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- יָמִ֣יםya.Mim“days”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- רַבִּ֔יםra.Bim“many”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- מִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶתmit.'a.Be.let“[who has been] mourning”Verb, hithpael, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from אָבַל · “to mourn” · Strong's H0056
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- מֵֽת׃Met“a dead [person]”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
Places named in this verse
- Tekoa · today: Khirbet Teku’asettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Tekoa (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Tekoa on OpenBible.info