2 Samuel 15:36

“Look, 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.””

2 Samuel 15:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 15:36, word by word

their twoשְׁנֵיshene

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shene” appears
sonsבְנֵיvene

son

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

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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).

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Zadok’s sonצָדוֹקtsadok

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."

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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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Abiathar’s sonאֶבְיָתָרevyatar

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."

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and you shall sendשְׁלַחְתֶּםshelachtem

send

To send someone or something.

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by their handיָדָyada

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

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wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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you hearתִּשְׁמָעוּtishmau

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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The context

35And 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.

36 · This verse (above)

37So Hushai, David’s companion, came to the city, just as Absalom was coming into Jerusalem.

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