2 Samuel 15:35

KJV1611 – Modern English

And do you not have there with you Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַהֲל֤וֹא עִמְּךָ֙ שָׁ֔ם צָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּהֲנִ֑ים וְהָיָ֗ה כָּל־הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּשְׁמַע֙ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תַּגִּ֕יד לְצָד֥וֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

Transliteration

wa-hălôʾ with-you there Ṣādôq and-ʾEbyātār the-kōhănîm wə-hāyāh all-the-dābār which tišmaʿ from-bêt the-melek taggîd to-Ṣādôq and-to-ʾEbyātār the-kōhănîm

Grammar Details

• *wa-hălôʾ*: conjunction + interrogative particle - and are not
• *Ṣādôq*: proper noun - Zadok
• *ʾEbyātār*: proper noun - Abiathar
• *kōhănîm*: noun, masculine plural - priests
• *wə-hāyāh*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it will be
• *dābār*: noun, masculine singular - word/matter/thing
• *tišmaʿ*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you hear/will hear
• *bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *taggîd*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will tell

Word Meanings

• *dābār*: word/matter/thing/report
• *tišmaʿ*: you hear/you learn/you understand
• *bêt*: house/household/palace
• *taggîd*: you will tell/you shall report/you must declare

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Aren’t Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you? Whatever you hear in the king’s palace, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And hast thou not there with thee Zadok{H6659} and Abiathar{H54} the priests?{H3548} therefore it shall be, that what thing{H1697} soever thou shalt hear{H8085} out of the king's{H4428} house,{H1004} thou shalt tell{H5046} it to Zadok{H6659} and Abiathar{H54} the priests.{H3548}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And hast thou not there with thee Zadok{H6659} and Abiathar{H54} the priests{H3548}? therefore it shall be, that what thing{H1697} soever thou shalt hear{H8085}{(H8799)} out of the king's{H4428} house{H1004}, thou shalt tell{H5046}{(H8686)} it to Zadok{H6659} and Abiathar{H54} the priests{H3548}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So is Sadoc and Abiathar ye prestes with the, and all that thou hearest out of the kynges house, tell it vnto Sadoc and Abiathar the prestes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the Priests? therefore what so euer thou shalt heare out of the Kings house, thou shalt shew to Zadok and Abiathar the Priests.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And hast thou not there with thee Sadoc and Abiathar the priestes? therfore whatsoeuer thou shalt here out of the kings house, thou shalt shewe to Sadoc and Abiathar the priestes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [hast thou] not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, [that] what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell [it] to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Don't you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you shall hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and are there not with thee there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? and it hath been, the whole of the matter that thou hearest from the house of the king thou dost declare to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Don't you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you shall hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. Everything you hear in the king’s palace you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 17:15-16 : 15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I advised. 16 Now therefore send quickly and tell David, saying, Do not lodge this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.