Study it in the app“All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to me. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we really eaten anything from the king, or has any gift been given to us?””
Allכָּלthe menאִישׁof Judahיְהוּדָהansweredוַיַּעַןthe menעַל אִישׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“Becauseכִּיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְis nearקָרוֹבto me.אֵלַיWhyוְלָמָּהthenזֶּהare you angryחָרָה לְךָoverעַלthisהַזֶּהmatter?הַדָּבָרHave we really eatenהֶאָכוֹל אָכַלְנוּanything fromמִןthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְorאִםhas any gift been givenנִשֵּׂאת נִשָּׂאto us?”לָנוּ
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsanswer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsnear
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appearsbe angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “chara” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achol” appearsgift, portion
Something carried or handed to someone: a present, a gift. It appears only once in the Bible (2 Samuel 19:42).
Where else “niset” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nisa” appearsThe Hebrew has each group speaking as a single person (“to me,” “you”), here and in the next verse.
41And there all the men of Israel were coming to the king, and they said to the king, “Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you and brought the king and his household across the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?”
42 · This verse (above)
43The men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “I have ten shares in the king, and in David too I have more than you. Why then have you despised me? Was not my word the first for me to bring back my king?” But the word of the men of Judah was harsher than the word of the men of Israel.
