Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 15:34 Interlinear
“ to the city But if thou return and say unto Absalom I will be thy servant O king I will be thy servant as I have been thy father's hitherto I will be thy servant then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 2 | הָעִ֣יר | H5892 | to the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 3 | תָּשׁ֗וּב | H7725 | But if thou return | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 4 | וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֤ | H559 | and say | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 5 | לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ | H53 | unto Absalom | abshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite |
| 6 | עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ | H5650 | I will be thy servant | a servant |
| 7 | אֲנִ֤י | H589 | i | |
| 8 | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | H4428 | O king | a king |
| 9 | אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 10 | עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ | H5650 | I will be thy servant | a servant |
| 11 | אָבִ֤יךָ | H1 | as I have been thy father's | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 12 | וַֽאֲנִי֙ | H589 | i | |
| 13 | מֵאָ֔ז | H227 | hitherto | at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore |
| 14 | וְעַתָּ֖ה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 15 | וַֽאֲנִ֣י | H589 | i | |
| 16 | עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ | H5650 | I will be thy servant | a servant |
| 17 | וְהֵֽפַרְתָּ֣ה | H6565 | then mayest thou for me defeat | to break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate |
| 18 | לִ֔י | H0 | ||
| 19 | אֵ֖ת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 20 | עֲצַ֥ת | H6098 | the counsel | advice; by implication, plan; also prudence |
| 21 | אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃ | H302 | of Ahithophel | achithophel, an israelite |
Verse Context
2 Samuel 15:33said Unto whom David If thou passest on ...
2 Samuel 15:34 (current) to the city But if thou return and say unto Absalom I will be thy servant O king I will be thy servant as I have been thy father's hitherto I will be thy servant then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel
2 Samuel 15:35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests...