2 Samuel 19:26

“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,
2 Samuel 19:26
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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)

וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַבְדִּ֣י רִמָּ֑נִי כִּֽי־אָמַ֨ר עַבְדְּךָ֜ אֶחְבְּשָׁה־לִּי֩ הַחֲמ֨וֹר וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י פִסֵּ֖חַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

  1. וַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Ni“O lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  3. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. עַבְדִּ֣י'av.Di“servant my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  5. רִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.ni“he betrayed me”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רָמָה · “to deceive” · Strong's H7411B
  6. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. אָמַ֨ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. עַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.Kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  9. אֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-“let me saddle”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from חָבַשׁ · “to saddle|tie” · Strong's H2280
  10. לִּי֩li“for <the> myself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  11. הַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.Mor“the donkey”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חֲמוֹר · “donkey” · Strong's H2543
  12. וְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.Kav“so I may ride”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, singular · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
  13. עָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  14. וְאֵלֵ֣ךְve.'e.Lekh“so I may go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  15. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  16. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  17. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. פִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.ach“[is] lame”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from פִּסֵּחַ · “lame” · Strong's H6455
  19. עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)