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Soכֹּהmay Elohimאֱלֹהִיםdoיַעֲשֶׂהto Abner,לְאַבְנֵרand soוְכֹהmay he addיֹסִיףto him,לוֹifכִּיI do notdoאֶעֱשֶׂהfor himלּוֹjustכֵןasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהsworeנִשְׁבַּעto David:לְדָוִד
2 Samuel 3:9
Study it in the app“So may Elohim do to Abner, and so may he add to him, if I do not do for him just as YHWH swore to David:”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:9, word by word
- may Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- to Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- may he addיֹסִיףyosif
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosif” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- sworeנִשְׁבַּעnishba
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishba” appears- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
The context
8Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I am doing loyal love with the house of Saul your father, with his brothers and with his companions, and I have not handed you over into the hand of David; and you call me to account today for the iniquity of the woman?
9 · This verse (above)
10to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”