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2 Samuel 2:27

“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
2 Samuel 2:27
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֔ב חַ֚י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים כִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖א דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ כִּ֣י אָ֤ז מֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ נַעֲלָ֣ה הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יוֹאָ֔בyo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  3. חַ֚יchai“[by] [the] life”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  4. הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“of <the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. כִּ֥יki“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. לוּלֵ֖אlu.Le'“if not”
    Particle · from לוּלֵא · “unless” · Strong's H3884
  7. דִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.ta“you had spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  8. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. אָ֤ז'az“then”
    Adverb · from אָז · “then” · Strong's H0227A
  10. מֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.ker“from the morning”
    Preposition + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  11. נַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.Lah“it had abandoned pursuit”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  12. הָעָ֔םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “soldiers” · Strong's H5971K
  13. אִ֖ישׁ'ish“each”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  14. מֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.Rei“from after”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  15. אָחִֽיו׃'a.Chiv“brother his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)