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And Absalom,וְאַבְשָׁלוֹםwhomאֲשֶׁרwe anointedמָשַׁחְנוּover us,עָלֵינוּhas diedמֵתin battle.בַּמִּלְחָמָהNow then,וְעַתָּהwhyלָמָהare youאַתֶּםsilentמַחֲרִשִׁיםabout bringing backלְהָשִׁיבthe king?”הַמֶּלֶךְ
2 Samuel 19:10
Study it in the app“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing back the king?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:10, word by word
- And Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- we anointedמָשַׁחְנוּmashachnu
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “mashachnu” appears- has diedמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- in battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- silentמַחֲרִשִׁיםmacharishim
be silent
To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.
Where else “macharishim” appears- about bringing backהָשִׁיבhashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
The context
9All the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
10 · This verse (above)
11King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why should you be the last to bring back the king to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king, to his house?