1 Kings
1 Kings 2:31
31And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| replied | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do | עֲשֵׂה֙ | ‘ă·śêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he says | דִּבֶּ֔ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| Strike him down | וּפְגַע־ | ū·p̄ə·ḡa‘- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| and bury him | וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹ | ū·qə·ḇar·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6912 bury |
| and so remove | וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀ | wa·hă·sî·rō·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| from me | מֵעָלַ֕י | mê·‘ā·lay | Preposition-m; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| and from | וּמֵעַ֖ל | ū·mê·‘al | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of my father | אָבִֽי׃ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| the innocent | חִנָּ֗ם | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
| blood | דְּמֵ֣י | də·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1818 blood |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Joab | יוֹאָ֔ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| shed | שָׁפַ֣ךְ | šā·p̄aḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 21:8–9 · Numbers 35:33 · Exodus 21:14 · 2 Samuel 3:28 · Proverbs 28:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.