2 Samuel 23:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה דָוִ֖ד וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי מַ֔יִם מִבֹּ֥אר בֵּֽית־לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁעַר

Transliteration

And yiṯʾawweh Dāwiḏ and yōʾmar: Who yašqēnî mayim from bōʾr Bêṯ-Leḥem ʾăšer in the šaʿar

Grammar Details

*wa-*: consecutive - and
*yiṯʾawweh*: hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he longed
*Dāwiḏ*: proper noun - David
*yōʾmar*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said
*mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
*yašqēnî*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he will give me to drink
*mayim*: noun, masculine plural - water
*min-*: preposition - from
*bōʾr*: noun, masculine singular construct - well of
*Bêṯ*: noun, masculine singular construct - Bethlehem
*Leḥem*: proper noun - Lehem
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
*ba-*: preposition + definite article - in the
*šaʿar*: noun, masculine singular - gate

Word Meanings

*yiṯʾawweh*: longed/desired earnestly/craved
*yašqēnî*: give me to drink/let me drink
*bōʾr*: well/cistern/pit

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Referenced Verses

John 4:14 : 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 7:37 : 37 {G1161} In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
Num 11:4-5 : 4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
Ps 42:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Maschil{H8688)}, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth{H8799)} after the water brooks, so panteth{H8799)} my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth{H8804)} for God, for the living God: when shall I come{H8799)} and appear{H8735)} before God?
Ps 63:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek{H8762)} thee: my soul thirsteth{H8804)} for thee, my flesh longeth{H8804)} for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Ps 119:81 : 81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Isa 41:17 : 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

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