God & Savior

2 Samuel 17:2

I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
2 Samuel 17:2
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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)

וְאָב֣וֹא עָלָ֗יו וְה֤וּא יָגֵ֙עַ֙ וּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִם וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י אֹת֔וֹ וְנָ֖ס כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֑וֹ וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

  1. וְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'“so I may come”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. עָלָ֗יו'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. וְה֤וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  4. יָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'“[will be] weary”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָגֵעַ · “weary” · Strong's H3023
  5. וּרְפֵ֣הu.re.Peh“and slack of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from רָפֶה · “weak” · Strong's H7504
  6. יָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yim“hands”
    Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  7. וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.Ti“and I will terrify”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָרַד · “to tremble” · Strong's H2729
  8. אֹת֔וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. וְנָ֖סve.Nas“and <it> will flee”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  10. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. הָעָ֣םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  12. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. אִתּ֑וֹ'i.To“[is] with him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  14. וְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.Ti“and I will strike down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  15. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  17. לְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.Do“to only him”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)