2 Samuel 19:20

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2 Samuel 19:20, word by word

your servantעַבְדְּavd

your servant

"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".

Where else “avd” appears

knowsיָדַעyada

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

Where else “yada” appears

have sinnedחָטָאתִיchatati

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

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I have comeבָאתִיvati

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vati” appears

todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

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to come downרֶדֶתredet

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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to meetקְרַאתkerat

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

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my lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Translation note

“The house of Joseph”: it can be understood here as the northern tribes of Israel; Shimei was of Benjamin (v. 16).

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