2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:14
14Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.”
“Let them get up,” Joab replied.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Abner | אַבְנֵר֙ | ’aḇ·nêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Joab | יוֹאָ֔ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| Let us have the young men | הַנְּעָרִ֔ים | han·nə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| get up | יָק֤וּמוּ | yā·qū·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and compete | וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ | wî·śa·ḥă·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7832 laugh |
| before us | לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ | lə·p̄ā·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6440 face, before |
| Let them get up | יָקֻֽמוּ׃ | yā·qu·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| Joab | יוֹאָ֖ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.