2 Samuel 3:35
Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
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ASV
And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David sware, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down.
KJV
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
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28 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֣א | vai.ya.Vo' | and it came | H935 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| הָעָ֗ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| לְהַבְר֧וֹת | le.hav.Rot | to make to eat | H1262 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| דָּוִ֛ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| לֶ֖חֶם | Le.chem | bread | H3899 → |
| בְּע֣וֹד | be.'od | while still | H5750 → |
| הַיּ֑וֹם | hai.Yom | <the> day | H3117 → |
| וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע | vai.yi.sha.Va' | and he swore an oath | H7650 → |
| דָּוִ֜ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| לֵאמֹ֗ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| כֹּ֣ה | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| יַעֲשֶׂה־ | ya.'a.seh- | may he do | H6213 → |
| לִּ֤י | li | to <the> me | |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| וְכֹ֣ה | ve.Khoh | and thus | H3541 → |
| יֹסִ֔יף | yo.Sif | may he add | H3254 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | except | H518 → |
| לִפְנֵ֧י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| בֽוֹא־ | Vo'- | goes | H935 → |
| הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ | ha.She.mesh | the sun | H8121 → |
| אֶטְעַם־ | 'et.'am- | I will taste | H2938 → |
| לֶ֖חֶם | Le.chem | bread | H3899 → |
| א֥וֹ | 'o | or | H176 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| מְאֽוּמָה׃ | me.'U.mah | anything | H3972 → |
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