2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:21

²¹Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth^d? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’

If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”

Footnotes

d 11:21 Jerubbesheth is also known as Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
struck	הִכָּ֞ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jerubbesheth	יְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁת	yə·rub·be·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3380 Jerubbesheth
Was it not	הֲלֽוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a woman	אִשָּׁ֡ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
who dropped	הִשְׁלִ֣יכָה	hiš·lî·ḵāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
an upper millstone	פֶּ֨לַח	pe·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6400 cleavage, mill-stone
on him	עָלָיו֩	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
from	מֵעַ֤ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the wall	הַֽחוֹמָה֙	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
so that he died	וַיָּ֣מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in Thebez	בְּתֵבֵ֔ץ	bə·ṯê·ḇêṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8405 Tebets
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did you get so close	נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם	nig·gaš·tem	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the wall	הַֽחוֹמָ֑ה	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
then you are to say	וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֛	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Uriah	אוּרִיָּ֥ה	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah
the Hittite	הַחִתִּ֖י	ha·ḥit·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)
is dead	מֵֽת׃	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
as well	גַּ֗ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea

Cross-references

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Judges 7:1 · Judges 9:50–54 · 2 Samuel 3:34 · 2 Samuel 3:27 · Judges 6:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.