2 Samuel 15:27

“The king said to Zadok the priest, “Do you see? Go back to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons, with you.”

2 Samuel 15:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 15:27, 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
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
the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohen” appears
seeרוֹאֶהroe

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “roe” appears
Go backשֻׁבָshuva

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shuva” appears
to the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
in peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears
and Ahimaazאֲחִימַעַץachimaats

Ahimaaz

Ahimaaz: the name of several people: the father of Ahinoam, Saul's wife; the son of the priest Zadok (2 Samuel 15:27); and Solomon's officer in Naphtali (1 Kings 4:15).

Where else “achimaats” appears
your sonבִּנְbin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bin” appears
and Jonathanיהוֹנָתָןyhonatan

Jonathan

Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".

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of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרevyatar

Abiathar

Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."

Where else “evyatar” appears
your twoשְׁנֵיshene

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shene” appears

Translation note

“Do you see?” can also be understood “Are you not a seer?”

The context

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.”

27 · This verse (above)

28Look, I will wait in the plains of the wilderness until word comes from you to tell me.”

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