God & Savior

2 Samuel 14:20

Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
2 Samuel 14:20
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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)

לְבַעֲב֤וּר סַבֵּב֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י הַדָּבָ֔ר עָשָׂ֛ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַאדֹנִ֣י חָכָ֗ם כְּחָכְמַת֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים לָדַ֖עַת אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ס

  1. לְבַעֲב֤וּרle.va.'a.Vur“<to> in order”
    Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָבוּר · “for the sake of” · Strong's H5668
  2. סַבֵּב֙sa.Bev“to change”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from סָבַב · “changed” · Strong's H5437K
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei“[the] face of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
  5. הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.Var“the matter”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  6. עָשָׂ֛ה'a.Sah“he did”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. עַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.Kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  8. יוֹאָ֖בyo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Var“the thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  11. הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  12. וַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.Ni“and lord my”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  13. חָכָ֗םcha.Kham“[is] wise”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  14. כְּחָכְמַת֙ke.cha.khe.Mat“like [the] wisdom of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  15. מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh“[the] angel of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  16. הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  17. לָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'at“to know”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  18. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  20. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  21. בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retz“[is] in the land”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)