2 Samuel 14:7

“And look, the whole family has risen against your servant, and they have said, ‘Hand over the one who struck his brother, so that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed, and we will destroy the heir too.’ So they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave to my husband name or remnant on the face of the ground.””

2 Samuel 14:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 14:7, word by word

familyמִּשְׁפָּחָהmishpacha

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpacha” appears
has risenקָמָהkama

rise against

To rise against someone to attack or confront him.

Where else “kama” appears
your servantשִׁפְחָתֶshifchate

female slave, servant

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

Where else “shifchate” appears
and they have saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

Where else “yomru” appears
‘Hand overתְּנִיteni

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “teni” appears
the one who struckמַכֵּהmake

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

Where else “make” appears
his brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
so that we may put him to deathנְמִתֵnemite

kill

To kill someone.

Where else “nemite” appears
for the lifeנֶפֶשׁnefesh

life

Life, when it is at stake.

Where else “nefesh” appears
he killedהָרָגharag

kill

Kill, slay.

Where else “harag” appears
and we will destroyנַשְׁמִידָהnashmida

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

Where else “nashmida” appears
the heirיּוֹרֵשׁyoresh

inherit

To receive a land or goods as an inheritance, from fathers to sons.

Where else “yoresh” appears
So they will quenchכִבּוּchibu

go out, quench

Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.

Where else “chibu” appears
my coalגַּחַלְתִּgachalti

coal, ember

A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.

Where else “gachalti” appears
is leftנִשְׁאָרָהnishara

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nishara” appears
to leaveשִׂיםsim

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “sim” appears
to my husbandאִישִׁishi

husband

Literally "her man": the one married to her.

Where else “ishi” appears
nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
or remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

Where else “sheerit” appears
the faceפְּנֵיpene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

Where else “pene” appears
of the groundאֲדָמָהadama

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

Where else “adama” appears

The context

6Your servant had two sons, and the two of them fought in the field, and there was no deliverer between them; and the one struck the other and put him to death.

7 · This verse (above)

8The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give orders about you.”

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