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2 Samuel 20:16

a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
2 Samuel 20:16
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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)

וַתִּקְרָ֛א אִשָּׁ֥ה חֲכָמָ֖ה מִן־הָעִ֑יר שִׁמְע֤וּ שִׁמְעוּ֙ אִמְרוּ־נָ֣א אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב קְרַ֣ב עַד־הֵ֔נָּה וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

  1. וַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'“and she called out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  2. אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shah“a woman”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  3. חֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.Mah“wise”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  4. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  5. הָעִ֑ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  6. שִׁמְע֤וּshim.'U“listen”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  7. שִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'U“listen”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  8. אִמְרוּ־'im.ru-“say”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. נָ֣אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  10. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. יוֹאָ֔בyo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  12. קְרַ֣בke.Rav“draw near”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָרַב · “come” · Strong's H7126G
  13. עַד־'ad-“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  14. הֵ֔נָּהHe.nah“here”
    Adverb · from הֵ֫נָּה · “hither” · Strong's H2008
  15. וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.Rah“so let me speak”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  16. אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.kha“to you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)