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2 Samuel 17:15

So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.
2 Samuel 17:15
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אֶל־צָד֤וֹק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים כָּזֹ֣את וְכָזֹ֗את יָעַ֤ץ אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את יָעַ֥צְתִּי אָֽנִי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. חוּשַׁ֗יchu.Shai“Hushai”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from חוּשַׁי · “Hushai” · Strong's H2365
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. צָד֤וֹקtza.Dok“Zadok”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from צָדוֹק · “Zadok” · Strong's H6659G
  5. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. אֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.Tar“Abiathar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶבְיָתָר · “Abiathar” · Strong's H0054
  7. הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.Nim“the priests”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  8. כָּזֹ֣אתka.Zot“like this”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  9. וְכָזֹ֗אתve.kha.Zot“and like this”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  10. יָעַ֤ץya.'Atz“he has counseled”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָעַץ · “to advise” · Strong's H3289
  11. אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.fel“Ahithophel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל · “Ahithophel” · Strong's H0302
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.Lom“Absalom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  14. וְאֵ֖תve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei“[the] elders of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  16. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  17. וְכָזֹ֥אתve.kha.Zot“and like this”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  18. וְכָזֹ֖אתve.kha.Zot“and like this”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  19. יָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.ti“I have counseled”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָעַץ · “to advise” · Strong's H3289
  20. אָֽנִי׃'A.ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)