2 Samuel 14:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
will hearיִשְׁמַ֣ע
(yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
and deliverלְהַצִּ֥יל
(le·ha·tzil)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
his maidservantאֲמָתֹ֖ו
(a·ma·tov)
519: a maid, handmaidof uncertain derivation
from the handמִכַּ֣ף
(mik·kaf)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
of the manהָאִ֑ישׁ
(ha·'ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
who would destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֨יד
(le·hash·mid)
8045: to be exterminated or destroyeda prim. root
bothיַ֔חַד
(ya·chad,)
3162: unitednessfrom yachad
me and my sonבְּנִי֙
(be·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
from the inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת
(min·na·cha·lat)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
of God.'אֱלֹהִֽים׃
(e·lo·him.)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
For the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
will hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
to deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
his handmaid
'amah  (aw-maw')
a maid-servant or female slave -- (hand-)bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).
out of the hand
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
of the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that would destroy
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
me and my son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
together
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
out of the inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy both me and my son from the inheritance of God.'

King James Bible
For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king will surely listen in order to rescue his servant from the hand of this man who would eliminate both me and my son from God's inheritance.

International Standard Version
Perhaps the king will listen and deliver his humble servant from the oppression of the man who intends to eliminate both me and my son from what God has apportioned to us!'

NET Bible
Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Maybe the king will listen and rescue me, his subject, from the man who wants to cut off both me and my son from [our] God-given inheritance.'

King James 2000 Bible
For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
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