2 Samuel 14:17

“And your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be for rest, for like an angel of Elohim, so is my lord the king in hearing the good and the bad.’ And may YHWH your Elohim be with you.””

2 Samuel 14:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 14:17, word by word

And your servantשִׁפְחָתְshifchat

female slave, servant

Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.

Where else “shifchat” appears
saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomer” appears
let the wordדְּבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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of my lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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for restמְנוּחָהmenucha

rest, resting place

Rest, a place of rest.

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like an angelמַלְאַךְmalach

angel

A messenger from God, a heavenly being.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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in hearingשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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the goodטּוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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and the bad.’רָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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And may YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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The context

16For the king will listen, to deliver his servant from the hand of the man who seeks to destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of Elohim.’

17 · This verse (above)

18The king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you.” The woman said, “Please let my lord the king speak.”

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