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The Tekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִיתwomanהָאִשָּׁהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“On me,עָלַיmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְbe the iniquity,הֶעָוֺןand onוְעַלthe houseבֵּיתof my father;אָבִיand the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְand his throneוְכִסְאוֹbe innocent.”נָקִי
2 Samuel 14:9
Study it in the app“The Tekoite woman said to the king, “On me, my lord the king, be the iniquity, and on the house of my father; and the king and his throne be innocent.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 14:9, word by word
- The Tekoiteתְּקוֹעִיתtekoit
Tekoite
Tekoite: a person from Tekoa.
Where else “tekoit” appears- womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- be the iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of my fatherאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and his throneכִסְאchis
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “chis” appears- be innocentנָקִיnaki
innocent
Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.
Where else “naki” appears
The context
8The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give orders about you.”
9 · This verse (above)
10The king said, “Whoever speaks to you, bring him to me, and he will not touch you again.”