2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:15

¹⁵And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And ten	עֲשָׂרָ֣ה	‘ă·śā·rāh	Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
young men	נְעָרִ֔ים	nə·‘ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
who carried	נֹשְׂאֵ֖י	nō·śə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
Joab’s	יוֹאָ֑ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
armor	כְּלֵ֣י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
surrounded	וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙	way·yā·sōb·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
Absalom	אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
struck	וַיַּכּ֥וּ	way·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
him	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
and killed him	וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃	way·mî·ṯu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H4191 die

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.