1 Kings
1 Kings 2:33
33Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their blood | דְמֵיהֶם֙ | ḏə·mê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| will come back | וְשָׁ֤בוּ | wə·šā·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| upon the heads | בְּרֹ֣אשׁ | bə·rōš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| of Joab | יוֹאָ֔ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| his descendants forever | זַרְע֖וֹ | zar·‘ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| but for David | וּלְדָוִ֡ד | ū·lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| his descendants | וּ֠לְזַרְעוֹ | ū·lə·zar·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| his house | וּלְבֵית֨וֹ | ū·lə·ḇê·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and his throne | וּלְכִסְא֜וֹ | ū·lə·ḵis·’ōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| there shall be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| peace | שָׁל֛וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| from | מֵעִ֥ם | mê·‘im | Preposition-m | H5973 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| forever | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 3:28–29 · 1 Kings 2:32 · Matthew 27:25 · Proverbs 25:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.