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Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםcameוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהyour servantלְעַבְדֶּךָhas sheepshearers;גֹזְזִיםpleaseנָא נָאlet the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand his servantsוַעֲבָדָיוgoיֵלֶךְwithעִםyour servant.”עַבְדֶּךָ
2 Samuel 13:24
Study it in the app“Absalom came to the king and said, “Look, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:24, word by word
- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- your servantעַבְדֶּavde
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avde” appears- has sheepshearersגֹזְזִיםgozzim
shear
To clip the wool from flocks.
Where else “gozzim” appears- goיֵלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears
The context
23After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
24 · This verse (above)
25The king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, so that we will not be a burden to you.” He insisted with him, but he was not willing to go, and he blessed him.