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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8198.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8198: 1) maid, maid-servant, slavegirl <BR> 1a) maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress) <BR> 1b) of address, speaker, humility (fig)">8198</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8198.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8198 -- Occurrence 44 of 63">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shifchatecha_8198.htm" title="shif·Cha·te·cha,: your maidservant -- Occurrence 9 of 10.">šip̄-ḥā-ṯə-ḵā,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Your maidservant</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: second person masculine singular">N-fsc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1594 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִֽהְיֶה־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yihyeh_1961.htm" title="yih·yeh-: become -- Occurrence 232 of 420.">yih-yeh-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">will be</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4994: 1) I (we) pray, now, please <BR> 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation">4994</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4994 -- Occurrence 201 of 403">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נָּ֛א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/na_4994.htm" title="na: Please -- Occurrence 201 of 403.">nā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">now</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Interjection">Interjection</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing <BR> 1a) speech <BR> 1b) saying, utterance <BR> 1c) word, words <BR> 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1697 -- Occurrence 428 of 1441">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דְּבַר־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/devar_1697.htm" title="de·var-: the word -- Occurrence 46 of 272.">də-ḇar-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the word</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 113: 1) firm, strong, lord, master <BR> 1a) lord, master <BR> 1a1) reference to men <BR> 1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs <BR> 1a1b) master <BR> 1a1c) king <BR> 1a2) reference to God <BR> 1a2a) the Lord God <BR> 1a2b) Lord of the whole earth <BR> 1b) lords, kings <BR> 1b1) reference to men <BR> 1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria <BR> 1b1b) master <BR> 1b1c) husband <BR> 1b1d) prophet <BR> 1b1e) governor <BR> 1b1f) prince <BR> 1b1g) king <BR> 1b2) reference to God <BR> 1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = 'thy husband, Yahweh') <BR> 1c) my lord, my master <BR> 1c1) reference to men <BR> 1c1a) master <BR> 1c1b) husband <BR> 1c1c) prophet <BR> 1c1d) prince <BR> 1c1e) king <BR> 1c1f) father <BR> 1c1g) Moses <BR> 1c1h) priest <BR> 1c1i) theophanic angel <BR> 1c1j) captain <BR> 1c1k) general recognition of superiority <BR> 1c2) reference to God <BR> 1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God <BR> 1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)">113</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 113 -- Occurrence 157 of 325">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲדֹנִ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/adoni_113.htm" title="'a·do·Ni: of my lord -- Occurrence 81 of 161.">’ă-ḏō-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of my lord</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: first person common singular">N-msc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 440 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelech_4428.htm" title="ham·Me·lech: the king -- Occurrence 126 of 1045.">ham-me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4496.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4496: 1) resting place, rest <BR> 1a) resting place <BR> 1b) rest, quietness">4496</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4496.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4496 -- Occurrence 6 of 22">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לִמְנוּחָ֑ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/limnuchah_4496.htm" title="lim·nu·Chah;: be comforting -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">lim-nū-ḥāh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">comforting</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - feminine singular">Prep-l | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 1624 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּ֣י ׀<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki: for -- Occurrence 1546 of 4334.">kî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4397: 1) messenger, representative <BR> 1a) messenger <BR> 1b) angel <BR> 1c) the theophanic angel">4397</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4397 -- Occurrence 104 of 213">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kemalach_4397.htm" title="ke·mal·'Ach: as the angel -- Occurrence 2 of 4.">kə-mal-’aḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">as the Angel</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-k | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) <BR> 1a) rulers, judges <BR> 1b) divine ones <BR> 1c) angels <BR> 1d) gods <BR> 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) <BR> 2a) god, goddess <BR> 2b) godlike one <BR> 2c) works or special possessions of God <BR> 2d) the (true) God <BR> 2e) God">430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 430 -- Occurrence 1095 of 2598">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haelohim_430.htm" title="ha·'E·lo·Him,: of God -- Occurrence 112 of 366.">hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv <BR> 1) so, therefore, thus <BR> 1a) thus, so <BR> 1b) just so <BR> 1c) therefore <BR> 1d) so...as (paired with adv) <BR> 1e) then <BR> 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) <BR> 1g) (with prep) <BR> 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) <BR> 1g2) hitherto <BR> 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) <BR> 1g4) afterwards <BR> 1g5) in such case <BR> adj <BR> 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable <BR> 2a) right, just, honest <BR> 2b) correct <BR> 2c) true, veritable <BR> 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)">3651</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3651 -- Occurrence 266 of 767">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֵּ֣ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ken_3651.htm" title="ken: so -- Occurrence 167 of 402.">kên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 113: 1) firm, strong, lord, master <BR> 1a) lord, master <BR> 1a1) reference to men <BR> 1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs <BR> 1a1b) master <BR> 1a1c) king <BR> 1a2) reference to God <BR> 1a2a) the Lord God <BR> 1a2b) Lord of the whole earth <BR> 1b) lords, kings <BR> 1b1) reference to men <BR> 1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria <BR> 1b1b) master <BR> 1b1c) husband <BR> 1b1d) prophet <BR> 1b1e) governor <BR> 1b1f) prince <BR> 1b1g) king <BR> 1b2) reference to God <BR> 1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = 'thy husband, Yahweh') <BR> 1c) my lord, my master <BR> 1c1) reference to men <BR> 1c1a) master <BR> 1c1b) husband <BR> 1c1c) prophet <BR> 1c1d) prince <BR> 1c1e) king <BR> 1c1f) father <BR> 1c1g) Moses <BR> 1c1h) priest <BR> 1c1i) theophanic angel <BR> 1c1j) captain <BR> 1c1k) general recognition of superiority <BR> 1c2) reference to God <BR> 1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God <BR> 1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)">113</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 113 -- Occurrence 158 of 325">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲדֹנִ֤י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/adoni_113.htm" title="'a·do·Ni: is my lord -- Occurrence 82 of 161.">’ă-ḏō-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] my lord</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: first person common singular">N-msc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king">4428</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4428 -- Occurrence 441 of 2523">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammelech_4428.htm" title="ham·Me·lech: the king -- Occurrence 127 of 1045.">ham-me-leḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the king</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8085: v <BR> 1) to hear, listen to, obey <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) <BR> 1a2) to hear of or concerning <BR> 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) <BR> 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to <BR> 1a5) to understand (language) <BR> 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) <BR> 1a7) to listen, give heed <BR> 1a7a) to consent, agree <BR> 1a7b) to grant request <BR> 1a8) to listen to, yield to <BR> 1a9) to obey, be obedient <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) <BR> 1b2) to be heard of <BR> 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed <BR> 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound <BR> 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) <BR> 1d3) to make proclamation, summon <BR> 1d4) to cause to be heard <BR> n m <BR> 2) sound">8085</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8085 -- Occurrence 374 of 1160">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lishmoa_8085.htm" title="lish·Mo·a': to discern -- Occurrence 16 of 46.">liš-mō-a‘</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in discerning</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 157 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַטּ֣וֹב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hattov_2896.htm" title="hat·Tov: good -- Occurrence 20 of 46.">haṭ-ṭō-wḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">good</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj <BR> 1) bad, evil <BR> 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant <BR> 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) <BR> 1c) evil, displeasing <BR> 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) <BR> 1e) bad (of value) <BR> 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) <BR> 1g) sad, unhappy <BR> 1h) evil (hurtful) <BR> 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) <BR> 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) <BR> 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts <BR> 1j2) deeds, actions <BR> n m <BR> 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity <BR> 2a) evil, distress, adversity <BR> 2b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 2c) evil (ethical) <BR> n f <BR> 3) evil, misery, distress, injury <BR> 3a) evil, misery, distress <BR> 3b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 3c) evil (ethical)">7451</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7451 -- Occurrence 158 of 667">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהָרָ֔ע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehara_7451.htm" title="ve·ha·Ra',: and evil -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">wə-hā-rā‘,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and evil</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Article :: Adjective - masculine singular">Conj-w, Art | Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2548 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַֽיהוָ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: and may the LORD -- Occurrence 2547 of 6218.">Yah-weh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) <BR> 1a) rulers, judges <BR> 1b) divine ones <BR> 1c) angels <BR> 1d) gods <BR> 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) <BR> 2a) god, goddess <BR> 2b) godlike one <BR> 2c) works or special possessions of God <BR> 2d) the (true) God <BR> 2e) God">430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 430 -- Occurrence 1096 of 2598">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/eloheicha_430.htm" title="'e·lo·Hei·cha: your God -- Occurrence 266 of 325.">’ĕ-lō-he-ḵā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">your God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: second person masculine singular">N-mpc | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1595 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהִ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yehi_1961.htm" title="ye·Hi: become -- Occurrence 13 of 50.">yə-hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">may be</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with <BR> 1a) with <BR> 1b) against <BR> 1c) toward <BR> 1d) as long as <BR> 1e) beside, except<BR> 1f) in spite of">5973</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5973 -- Occurrence 492 of 1043">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עִמָּֽךְ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/immach_5973.htm" title="'im·Mach.: with -- Occurrence 55 of 85.">‘im-māḵ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: second person feminine singular">Prep | 2fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="Peh">p̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Punctuation">Punc</a></span></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  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href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/2_samuel/14.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/2_samuel/14.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="vat·to·mer: said -- 559: to utter, say">וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8198.htm" title="shif·cha·te·cha,: your maidservant -- 8198: maid, maidservant">שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="yih·yeh-: become -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">יִֽהְיֶה־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4994.htm" title="na: Please -- 4994: I (we) pray, now">נָּ֛א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="de·var-: the word -- 1697: speech, word">דְּבַר־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/113.htm" title="a·do·ni: of my lord -- 113: lord">אֲדֹנִ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="ham·me·lech: the king -- 4428: king">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4496.htm" title="lim·nu·chah;: be comforting -- 4496: resting place, rest">לִמְנוּחָ֑ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki: for -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4397.htm" title="ke·mal·'ach: as the angel -- 4397: a messenger">כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="ha·'e·lo·him: of God -- 430: God, god">הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3651.htm" title="ken: so -- 3651: so, thus">כֵּ֣ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/113.htm" title="a·do·ni: is my lord -- 113: lord">אֲדֹנִ֤י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="ham·me·lech: the king -- 4428: king">הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8085.htm" title="lish·mo·a': to discern -- 8085: to hear">לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="hat·to·vv: good -- 2896: pleasant, agreeable, good">הַטֹּ֣וב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ve·ha·ra,: and evil -- 7451: bad, evil">וְהָרָ֔ע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: and may the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">וַֽיהוָ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="e·lo·hei·cha: your God -- 430: God, god">אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="ye·hi: become -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">יְהִ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5973.htm" title="im·mach.: with -- 5973: with">עִמָּֽךְ׃</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="f">פ</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/2_samuel/14.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8198.htm" title="shiphchah (shif-khaw') -- (bond-, hand-)maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant">Then thine handmaid</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="dabar (daw-baw') -- act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause">The word</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/113.htm" title="'adown (aw-done') -- lord, master, owner">of my lord</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">the king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4496.htm" title="mnuwchah (men-oo-khaw') -- comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still">shall now be comfortable</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4397.htm" title="mal'ak (mal-awk') -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger">for as an angel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty">of God</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/113.htm" title="'adown (aw-done') -- lord, master, owner">so is my lord</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4428.htm" title="melek (meh'-lek) -- king, royal">the king</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8085.htm" title="shama' (shaw-mah') -- X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare">to discern</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">good</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ra' (rah) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress">and bad</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">therefore the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty">thy God will be with thee</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/14.htm">שמואל ב 14:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א דְּבַר־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לִמְנוּחָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַטֹּ֣וב וְהָרָ֔ע וַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃ פ</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/14.htm">שמואל ב 14:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותאמר שפחתך יהיה־נא דבר־אדני המלך למנוחה כי ׀ כמלאך האלהים כן אדני המלך לשמע הטוב והרע ויהוה אלהיך יהי עמך׃ פ</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/14.htm">שמואל ב 14:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ותאמר שפחתך יהיה־נא דבר־אדני המלך למנוחה כי ׀ כמלאך האלהים כן אדני המלך לשמע הטוב והרע ויהוה אלהיך יהי עמך׃ פ</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/14.htm">שמואל ב 14:17 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותאמר שפחתך יהיה נא דבר אדני המלך למנוחה כי כמלאך האלהים כן אדני המלך לשמע הטוב והרע ויהוה אלהיך יהי עמך׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/2_samuel/14-17.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"Then your maidservant said, 'Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and evil. And may the LORD your God be with you.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so <i>is</i> my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the Angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you." <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">comfortable [heb] for rest <br />as an angel This is very much like the hyperbolical language which is addressed by the Hindoos to an European when they desire to obtain something from him: `Saheb,' they say, `can do every thing. No one can prevent the execution of Saheb's commands. Saheb is God.' Though the expression may be imputed to the hyperbolical genius of these countries, yet there was, perhaps, more of real persuasion than we are apt to suppose. Sir John Chardin states, that having found fault with the king of Persia's valuation of a rich trinket, the grand master told him that if a Persian had dared to have done such a thing, it would have been as much as his life was worth. `Know,' said he, `that the kings of Persia have a general and full knowledge of matters, as sure as it is extensive; and that, equally in the greatest and smallest things, there is nothing more just and sure than what they pronounce.'</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 14:20</span> To fetch about this form of speech has your servant Joab done this …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 19:27</span> And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/29-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 29:9</span> And Achish answered and said to David, I know that you are good in …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 27:21</span> As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 29:5</span> A man that flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.</a></p><p class="hdg">to discern [heb] to hear</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 3:9,28</span> Give therefore your servant an understanding heart to judge your …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/6-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 6:30</span> Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 2:14,15</span> But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hebrews 5:14</span> But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age…</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17</a> • <a href="/niv/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/2_samuel/14-17.htm">2 Samuel 14:17 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/14-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/14-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>