2 Samuel 15:2
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
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ASV
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
KJV
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
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31 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ | ve.hish.Kim | and he rose early | H7925 → |
| אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | 'av.sha.Lom | Absalom | H53 → |
| וְעָמַ֕ד | ve.'a.Mad | and he stood | H5975 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| יַ֖ד | yad | [the] side of | H3027 → |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | De.rekh | [the] road of | H1870 → |
| הַשָּׁ֑עַר | ha.Sha.'ar | the gate | H8179 → |
| וַיְהִ֡י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| הָאִ֣ישׁ | ha.'Ish | <the> person | H376 → |
| אֲשֶֽׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | whom | H834 → |
| יִהְיֶה־ | yih.yeh- | it belonged | H1961 → |
| לּוֹ־ | lov- | to <the> him | |
| רִיב֩ | riv | a case at law | H7379 → |
| לָב֨וֹא | la.Vo' | to come | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט | la.mish.Pat | for <the> judgment | H4941 → |
| וַיִּקְרָ֨א | vai.yik.Ra' | and he called out | H7121 → |
| אַבְשָׁל֤וֹם | 'av.sha.Lom | Absalom | H53 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵֽי־ | 'ei- | where? | H335 → |
| מִזֶּ֥ה | mi.Zeh | from this | H2088 → |
| עִיר֙ | 'ir | city | H5892 → |
| אַ֔תָּה | 'A.tah | [are] you | H859 → |
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מֵאַחַ֥ד | me.'a.Chad | [is] from one of | H259 → |
| שִׁבְטֵֽי־ | shiv.tei- | [the] tribes of | H7626 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ | 'av.De.kha | servant your | H5650 → |
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