Verse 36

{ "verseID": "2 Samuel.19.36", "source": "בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָה֩ אָנֹכִ֨י הַיּ֜וֹם הַאֵדַ֣ע ׀ בֵּין־ט֣וֹב לְרָ֗ע אִם־יִטְעַ֤ם עַבְדְּךָ֙ אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֹכַל֙ וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה אִם־אֶשְׁמַ֣ע ע֔וֹד בְּק֖וֹל שָׁרִ֣ים וְשָׁר֑וֹת וְלָמָּה֩ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ עוֹד֙ לְמַשָּׂ֔א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃", "text": "*ben*-*šəmōnîm* *šānāh* I-*ʾānōkhî* today-*ha-yôm* can I discern-*ha-ʾēdaʿ* between-*bên*-*ṭôb* to-*lə-rāʿ* if-*ʾim*-*yiṭʿam* *ʿabdəkhā* *ʾet*-which-*ʾăšer* *ʾōkhal* *wə-ʾet*-which-*ʾăšer* *ʾešteh* if-*ʾim*-*ʾešmaʿ* *ʿôd* *bə-qôl* *šārîm* *wə-šārôt* *wə-lāmmāh* *yihyeh* *ʿabdəkhā* *ʿôd* *lə-maśśāʾ* *ʾel*-*ʾădōnî* the *melekh*", "grammar": { "*ben*": "noun masculine singular construct - son of/aged", "*šəmōnîm*": "number - eighty", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular absolute - year", "*ʾānōkhî*": "pronoun 1st person singular - I", "*ha-yôm*": "article + noun masculine singular - today", "*ha-ʾēdaʿ*": "interrogative + qal imperfect 1st person singular - can I discern", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*ṭôb*": "adjective masculine singular - good", "*lə-rāʿ*": "preposition + adjective masculine singular - to bad", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yiṭʿam*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will taste", "*ʿabdəkhā*": "noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that which", "*ʾōkhal*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I eat", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ʾešteh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I drink", "*ʾešmaʿ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I hear", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/anymore", "*bə-qôl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in the voice of", "*šārîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - singers", "*wə-šārôt*": "conjunction + qal participle feminine plural - and female singers", "*wə-lāmmāh*": "conjunction + interrogative - and why", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he would be", "*lə-maśśāʾ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - as a burden", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto", "*ʾădōnî*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lord" }, "variants": { "*ha-ʾēdaʿ*": "can I discern/do I know/am I able to distinguish", "*yiṭʿam*": "taste/discern/enjoy", "*maśśāʾ*": "burden/load/trouble" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 6:38 : 38 { "verseID": "Luke.6.38", "source": "Δίδοτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· μέτρον καλόν, πεπιεσμένον, καὶ σεσαλευμένον, καὶ ὑπερεκχυνόμενον, δώσουσιν εἰς τὸν κόλπον ὑμῶν. Τᾧ γὰρ αὐτῷ μέτρῳ ᾧ μετρεῖτε ἀντιμετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν.", "text": "*Didote*, and it shall be *dothēsetai* to you; *metron* *kalon*, *pepiesmenos*, and *sesaleumenos*, and *hyperekchynomenos*, they shall *dōsousin* into the *kolpon* of you. For the *autō* *metrō* which you *metreite* it shall be *antimetrēthēsetai* to you.", "grammar": { "*Didote*": "verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - give!", "*dothēsetai*": "verb, future passive, 3rd person singular - will be given", "*metron*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - measure", "*kalon*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - good", "*pepiesmenos*": "participle, perfect passive, nominative, neuter, singular - having been pressed down", "*sesaleumenos*": "participle, perfect passive, nominative, neuter, singular - having been shaken together", "*hyperekchynomenos*": "participle, present passive, nominative, neuter, singular - overflowing", "*dōsousin*": "verb, future active, 3rd person plural - they will give", "*kolpon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - lap/bosom", "*autō*": "pronoun, dative, neuter, singular - same", "*metrō*": "noun, dative, neuter, singular - measure", "*metreite*": "verb, present active, 2nd person plural - you measure", "*antimetrēthēsetai*": "verb, future passive, 3rd person singular - will be measured in return" }, "variants": { "*Didote*": "give/provide/donate", "*dothēsetai*": "will be given/provided/supplied", "*metron*": "measure/quantity/standard", "*kalon*": "good/excellent/generous", "*pepiesmenos*": "pressed down/compressed (completed action with continuing effect)", "*sesaleumenos*": "shaken together/packed (completed action with continuing effect)", "*hyperekchynomenos*": "overflowing/running over/spilling over", "*dōsousin*": "they will give (impersonal plural)", "*kolpon*": "lap/bosom/fold of garment (where items were carried)", "*metrō*": "measure/standard/quantity", "*metreite*": "measure/use as standard", "*antimetrēthēsetai*": "will be measured in return/measured back to" } }