2 Sam. 9:8 in context
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Second Samuel 9:8

And he bowed down and said, "What is your servant, that you should look upon me, who am like a dead dog?"
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ   וַיֹּאמֶר   מֶה   עַבְדֶּךָ   כִּי   פָנִיתָ   אֶל   הַכֶּלֶב   הַמֵּת   אֲשֶׁר   כָּמוֹנִי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ προσεκύνησεν Μεμφιβοσθε καὶ εἶπεν τίς εἰμι ὁ δοῦλός σου ὅτι ἐπέβλεψας ἐπὶ τὸν κύνα τὸν τεθνηκότα τὸν ὅμοιον ἐμοί

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H7812
 וַ (va)
יִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ (jishetacho)
 seq
to bow
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vtw3ms
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
יֹּ֖אמֶר (jómer)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H4100
 מֶ֣ה (me)
 what?
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 Pi
H5650
H9021
 עַבְדֶּ֑ (avede)
ךָ (kha)
 servant
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2ms
H3588a
 כִּ֣י (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H6437
 פָנִ֔יתָ (fanita)
 to turn
Verb Verb
qal qatal ♂ sing. qal qatal second person masculine singular

Vqp2ms
H0413
H9014
 אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H9009
H3611
 הַ (ha)
כֶּ֥לֶב (kelev)
 the
dog
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9009
H4191
 הַ (ha)
מֵּ֖ת (met)
 the
to die
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Td
Vqrmsa
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher)
 which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 Tr
H3644
H9030
H9016
 כָּמֽוֹ (kamvó)
נִי (ni)
׃
like
me
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Rd
Sp1bs

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