2 Samuel 14:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־
(vai·yo·mer-)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to her, "Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is your trouble?" And she answered,וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Trulyאֲבָ֛ל
(a·val)
61: verily, of a trutha prim. root
I am a widow,אַלְמָנָ֥ה
(al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman
for my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃
(i·shi.)
376: manfrom an unused word
is dead.וַיָּ֥מָת
(vai·ya·mat)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto her What aileth thee And she answered
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I am indeed
'abal  (ab-awl')
nay, i.e. truly or yet -- but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.
a widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and mine husband
'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)
is dead
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The king said to her, "What is your trouble?" And she answered, "Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

King James Bible
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What's the matter?" the king asked her." To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died," she said."

International Standard Version
The king asked her, "What's your problem?" "I've been a widowed woman ever since my husband died," she answered.

NET Bible
The king replied to her, "What do you want?" She answered, "I am a widow; my husband is dead.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king asked her, "What can I do for you?" She answered, "I'm a widow; my husband is dead.

King James 2000 Bible
And the king said unto her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
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