And are notוַהֲלוֹאZadokצָדוֹקand Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָרthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםthereשָׁםwith you?עִמְּךָSoוְהָיָהeveryכָּלwordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרyou hearתִּשְׁמַעfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְyou shall tellתַּגִּידto Zadokלְצָדוֹקand to Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָרthe priests.הַכֹּהֲנִים
2 Samuel 15:35
Study it in the app“And are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? So every word that you hear from the house of the king, you shall tell to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 15:35, word by word
- 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- and 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- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- Soהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- you hearתִּשְׁמַעtishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “tishma” appears- from the houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- you shall tellתַּגִּידtagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “tagid” appears
The context
34But if you go back to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I am your servant,’ then you will thwart for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
35 · This verse (above)
36Look, their two sons are there with them, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and you shall send to me by their hand every word that you hear.”