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2 Samuel 18:33

The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
2 Samuel 18:33
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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)

וַיִּרְגַּ֣ז הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיַּ֛עַל עַל־עֲלִיַּ֥ת הַשַּׁ֖עַר וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וְכֹ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר בְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹ בְּנִ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ בְּנִ֣י בְנִ֣י אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן מוּתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י תַחְתֶּ֔יךָ אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃

  1. וַיִּרְגַּ֣זvai.yir.Gaz“and he was agitated”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָגַז · “to tremble” · Strong's H7264
  2. הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. וַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'al“and he went up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  4. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. עֲלִיַּ֥ת'a.li.Yat“[the] upper room of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֲלִיָּה · “upper room” · Strong's H5944
  6. הַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'ar“the gate”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  7. וַיֵּ֑בְךְּvai.Ye.vek“and he wept”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּכָה · “to weep” · Strong's H1058
  8. וְכֹ֣ה׀ve.Khoh“and thus”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  9. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. בְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹbe.lekh.To“when went he”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  11. בְּנִ֤יbe.Ni“O son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  12. אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOm“Absalom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  13. בְּנִ֣יbe.Ni“son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  14. בְנִ֣יve.Ni“son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  15. אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.Lom“Absalom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  16. מִֽי־mi-“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  17. יִתֵּ֤ןyi.Ten“will he give”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “if only[wishing]” · Strong's H5414Q
  18. מוּתִי֙mu.Ti“died I”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  19. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  20. תַחְתֶּ֔יךָtach.Tei.kha“in place of you”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  21. אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.Lom“O Absalom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  22. בְּנִ֥יbe.Ni“son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  23. בְנִֽי׃ve.Ni“son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)