2 Samuel 14:5
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And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
In other translations
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶר־vaiyomer-and he saidH559לָהּlahto <the> herהַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428מַה־mah-what?H4100לָּךְlakh[is] to <the> youוַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559אֲבָל'avalindeedH61אִשָּׁה־'ishah-[am] a womanH802אַלְמָנָה'almanaha widowH490אָנִי'aniIH589וַיָּמָתvaiyamotand he has diedH4191אִישִׁי׃'ishihusband myH376
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 12:1-31 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.1 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
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