2 Samuel 20:4

Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
2 Samuel 20:4
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־עֲמָשָׂ֔א הַזְעֶק־לִ֥י אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וְאַתָּ֖ה פֹּ֥ה עֲמֹֽד׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. עֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'“Amasa”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲמָשָׂא · “Amasa” · Strong's H6021G
  5. הַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-“summon”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זָעַק · “to cry out” · Strong's H2199
  6. לִ֥יli“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. אִישׁ־'ish-“[the] man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  9. יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  10. שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet“three”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  11. יָמִ֑יםya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  12. וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  13. פֹּ֥הpoh“here”
    Adverb · from פֹּה · “here” · Strong's H6311
  14. עֲמֹֽד׃'a.Mod“stand”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)