2 Samuel 3:39

“And I am soft today, though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are harder than I. May YHWH repay the one who does evil according to his evil!””

2 Samuel 3:39 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 3:39, word by word

softרַךְrach

fainthearted

Fainthearted, weak in spirit.

Where else “rach” appears
todayיּוֹםyom

today

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

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though anointedמָשׁוּחַmashuach

anoint

To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

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

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of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtseruya

Zeruiah

Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."

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harderקָשִׁיםkashim

hard

Which is very costly to bear, do or solve.

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May YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem

repay

To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.

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the one who doesעֹשֵׂהose

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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The context

38The king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a commander and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

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