New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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Then Abner sent messengers to David in his place, saying, "Whose is the land? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel over to you."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Abner "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 אַבְנֵ֨ר av·ner
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sent to send Verb H7971 וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ vai·yish·lach
messengers a messenger Noun H4397 מַלְאָכִ֧ים mal·'a·chim
to David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֛ד da·vid
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in his place, underneath, below, instead of Noun H8478 (תַּחְתָּ֥יו tach·tav
saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֖ר le·mor
"Whose who? Pronoun H4310 לְמִי־ le·mi-
is the land? earth, land Noun H776 אָ֑רֶץ a·retz;
Make to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 כָּרְתָ֤ה ka·re·tah
your covenant a covenant Noun H1285 בְרִֽיתְךָ֙ ve·ri·te·cha
with me, and behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 וְהִנֵּה֙ ve·hin·neh
my hand hand Noun H3027 יָדִ֣י ya·di
shall be with you to bring to turn about, go around, surround Verb H5437 לְהָסֵ֥ב le·ha·sev
all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ yis·ra·'el.
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over to turn about, go around, surround Verb H5437    
to you."      

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Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Abner sent messengers to David in his place, saying, "Whose is the land? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel over to you."
King James Bible Then And Abner sent messengers to David in on his place, behalf, saying, "Whose Whose is the land? saying also, Make your covenant thy league with me, and and, behold, my hand shall be with you thee, to bring about all Israel over to you."unto thee.
Hebrew Greek English Then Abner sent messengers to David in his place, saying, "Whose is the land? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel over to you."