2 Samuel 12:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֗ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת־יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם וַחֲנֵ֥ה עַל־הָעִ֖יר וְלָכְדָ֑הּ פֶּן־אֶלְכֹּ֤ד אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וְנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Transliteration

And now wə-ʿattâ gather ʾĕsōp ʾet-yeter the ʿām and encamp wə-ḥănēh against the ʿîr and capture it wə-lākdāh lest pen-ʾelkōd I ʾănî ʾet-hā-ʿîr and wə-niqrāʾ my šəmî over it.

Grammar Details

*wə-ʿattâ*: waw conjunction + adverb - and now
*ʾĕsōp*: Qal imperative masculine singular - gather
*ʾet-yeter*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the rest of
*ʿām*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people
*wə-ḥănēh*: waw consecutive + Qal imperative masculine singular - and encamp
*ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city
*wə-lākdāh*: waw consecutive + Qal imperative masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and capture it
*pen-ʾelkōd*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st common singular - lest I capture
*ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st common singular - I
*ʾet-hā-ʿîr*: direct object marker + noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city
*wə-niqrāʾ*: waw consecutive + Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be called
*šəmî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my name

Word Meanings

*ʾĕsōp*: gather/assemble/collect
*yeter*: rest/remainder/remnant
*wə-ḥănēh*: encamp/besiege/camp
*wə-lākdāh*: capture it/seize it/take it
*wə-niqrāʾ šəmî ʿāleyhā*: my name will be called upon it (meaning it will be attributed to me/I will get credit for it)

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John 7:18 : 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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