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2 Samuel 2:7

Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
2 Samuel 2:7
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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)

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יְדֵיכֶ֗ם וִֽהְיוּ֙ לִבְנֵי־חַ֔יִל כִּי־מֵ֖ת אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם שָׁא֑וּל וְגַם־אֹתִ֗י מָשְׁח֧וּ בֵית־יְהוּדָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ

  1. וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.Tah“and now”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nah“let them be strong”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  3. יְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.Khem“hands your”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  4. וִֽהְיוּ֙vih.Yu“and become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. לִבְנֵי־liv.nei-“<into> sons of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “warrior” · Strong's H1121K
  6. חַ֔יִלCha.yil“strength”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַ֫יִל · “strong” · Strong's H2428G
  7. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. מֵ֖תmet“he has died”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  9. אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.Khem“lord<s> your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  10. שָׁא֑וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  11. וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  12. אֹתִ֗י'o.Ti“<obj.> me”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. מָשְׁח֧וּma.she.Chu“they have anointed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָשַׁח · “to anoint” · Strong's H4886
  14. בֵית־veit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  15. יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  16. לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekh“to king”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  17. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.Hem“over them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)