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And nowוְעַתָּהlet your handsיְדֵיכֶםbe strongתֶּחֱזַקְנָהand beוִהְיוּvaliant men,לִבְנֵי חַיִלforכִּיyour lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶםSaulשָׁאוּלis dead,מֵתand alsoוְגַםthe houseבֵיתof Judahיְהוּדָהhas anointedמָשְׁחוּmeאֹתִיas kingלְמֶלֶךְover them.”עֲלֵיהֶם
2 Samuel 2:7
Study it in the app“And now let your hands be strong and be valiant men, for your lord Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:7, word by word
- let your handsיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears- be strongתֶּחֱזַקְנָהtechezakna
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “techezakna” appears- and beהְיוּheu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heu” appears- valiant menבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- valiant menחַיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears- your lordאֲדֹנֵיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- is deadמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
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” appears- has anointedמָשְׁחוּmashchu
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “mashchu” appears- as kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
The context
6And now may YHWH do loyal love and faithfulness with you; and I also will do this good with you, because you have done this thing.
7 · This verse (above)
8But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim,