Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” Young's Literal Translation And the king trembleth, and goeth up on the upper chamber of the gate, and weepeth, and thus he hath said in his going, ‘My son! Absalom my son; my son Absalom; oh that I had died for thee, Absalom, my son, my son.’ King James Bible And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! Hebrew The kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king was shaken וַיִּרְגַּ֣ז (way·yir·gaz) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7264: To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed and went up וַיַּ֛עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the gate הַשַּׁ֖עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate chamber עֲלִיַּ֥ת (‘ă·lî·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5944: Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky and wept. וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ (way·yê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan And as וְכֹ֣ה ׀ (wə·ḵōh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now he walked, בְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹ (bə·leḵ·tōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk he cried out, אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “O my son בְּנִ֤י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son Absalom! אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites My son, בְּנִ֣י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son my son בְנִ֣י (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son Absalom! אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites If only מִֽי־ (mî-) Verb - Pual - Imperfect Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I had died מוּתִי֙ (mū·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill instead of you, תַחְתֶּ֔יךָ (ṯaḥ·te·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of O Absalom, אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites my son, בְּנִ֥י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son my son!� בְנִֽי׃ (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son |
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