2 Samuel 19:38:122 Sam.19.38.W12TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:39
עָלַ֖י
alai
“upon me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-tiv-KHAR a-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh i-TI ya-a-VOR kim-HA-m va-a-NI e-e-SE-LLO et-ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha ve-KHOL a-SHER-tiv-KHAR a-LAI e-e-SE-LLAKH
Exegesis
The universal promise formula wə-kōl ʼăšer-tîbbōḥār ʿālāy {וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תִּבְחַר עָלַי | wə-kōl ʼăšer-tîbbōḥār ʿā-lāy} uses a relative clause with imperfect to convey open-ended generosity. The English follows the Hebrew sequence to preserve the rhetorical build of request and pledge.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:38
And the king said, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your eyes. Whatever you choose for me to do, I will do for you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:38:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 19:38, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֖י (alai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.19.38.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.38.W12.S1) and character.