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2 Samuel 18:32

The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”
2 Samuel 18:32
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־הַכּוּשִׁ֔י הֲשָׁל֥וֹם לַנַּ֖עַר לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכּוּשִׁ֗י יִהְי֤וּ כַנַּ֙עַר֙ אֹֽיְבֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־קָ֥מוּ עָלֶ֖יךָ לְרָעָֽה׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.Shi“the Cushite”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from כּוּשִׁי · “Cushite” · Strong's H3569G
  5. הֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.Lom“¿ [does] peace”
    Particle, interrogative + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “well-being” · Strong's H7965I
  6. לַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'ar“[belong] to the young man”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  7. לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.Lom“to Absalom”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  8. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. הַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.Shi“the Cushite”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from כּוּשִׁי · “Cushite” · Strong's H3569G
  10. יִהְי֤וּyih.Yu“let them be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. כַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'ar“like the young man”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  12. אֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.Vei“[the] enemies of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  13. אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  14. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  15. וְכֹ֛לve.Khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“[those] who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  17. קָ֥מוּKa.mu“they have risen up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from קוּם · “attack” · Strong's H6965J
  18. עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.kha“on you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. לְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'Ah“for harm”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)