The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”2 Samuel 18:29
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שָׁל֥וֹם לַנַּ֖עַר לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲחִימַ֡עַץ רָאִיתִי֩ הֶהָמ֨וֹן הַגָּד֜וֹל לִ֠שְׁלֹחַ אֶת־עֶ֨בֶד הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ יוֹאָב֙ וְאֶת־עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ וְלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי מָֽה׃
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- שָׁל֥וֹםsha.Lom“[does] peace?”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “well-being” · Strong's H7965I
- לַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'ar“[belong] to the young man”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
- לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.Lom“to Absalom”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atz“Ahimaaz”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחִימַ֫עַץ · “Ahimaaz” · Strong's H0290H
- רָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.Ti“I saw”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- הֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.Mon“the multitude”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הָמוֹן · “crowd” · Strong's H1995A
- הַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.Dol“<the> great”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- לִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.ach“to send”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עֶ֨בֶד'E.ved“[the] servant of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יוֹאָב֙yo.'Av“Joab”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.kha“servant your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I know”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- מָֽה׃Mah“whatever”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)