2 Samuel 15:3
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And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
In other translations
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413אַבְשָׁלוֹם'avshalomAbsalomH53רְאֵהre'ehseeH7200דְבָרֶךָdevarekhamatter yourH1697טוֹבִיםtovim[are] goodH2896וּנְכֹחִיםunekhochimand rightH5228וְשֹׁמֵעַveshomea'and [one who] hearsH8085אֵין־'ein-notH369לְךָlekha[belongs] to <the> youמֵאֵתme'etfrom withH854הַמֶּלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe kingH4428
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Numbers 16:13-1413 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.13 Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us? 14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you gouge out the eyes of these men? No, we will not come!”
- Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
- Proverbs 12:2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
- Matthew 15:4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- 2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- 2 Peter 2:10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- Numbers 16:3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”
- Psalm 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
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