The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Zadok,לְצָדוֹק“Take backהָשֵׁבthe arkאֲרוֹןof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםto the city.הָעִירIfאִםI findאֶמְצָאfavorחֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהhe will bring me backוֶהֱשִׁבַנִיand let me seeוְהִרְאַנִיitאֹתוֹand his dwelling.וְ נָוֵהוּ
2 Samuel 15:25
Study it in the app“The king said to Zadok, “Take back the ark of Elohim to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of YHWH, he will bring me back and let me see it and his dwelling.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 15:25, word by word
- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok
Zadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appears- “Take backהָשֵׁבhashev
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashev” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- to the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- I findאֶמְצָאemtsa
find favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “emtsa” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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.
Where else “yehva” appears- and let me seeהִרְאַhira
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “hira” appears- and his dwellingנָוֵnave
abode
A place to live.
Where else “nave” appears
The context
24And there was Zadok too, and all the Levites with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of Elohim; and they set down the ark of Elohim, and Abiathar went up, until all the people had finished crossing over from the city.
25 · This verse (above)
26But if he says this: ‘I have no delight in you,’ here I am; let him do to me as seems good in his eyes.”