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2 Samuel 14:5

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

KJV

Et ait ad eam rex : Quid causæ habes ? Quæ respondit : Heu, mulier vidua ego sum : mortuus est enim vir meus.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὴν ὁ βασιλεύς Τί ἔστιν σοι; ἡ δὲ εἶπεν Καὶ μάλα γυνὴ χήρα ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀνήρ μου.

LXX

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

ASV

וַ/יֹּֽאמֶר לָ֥/הּ הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה לָּ֑/ךְ וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַ/יָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבָל֙
'bl
adverb · 11×
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אַלְמָנָ֖ה
'lmnh
noun · 56×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 6:28 — And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
  • Luke 18:3 — And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.