2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:23

²³But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Asahel refused	וַיְמָאֵ֣ן	way·mā·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3985 refuse
to turn away	לָס֗וּר	lā·sūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5493 turn aside
So Abner	אַבְנֵר֩	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
thrust	וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ	way·yak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the butt	בְּאַחֲרֵ֨י	bə·’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H310 behind
of his spear	הַחֲנִ֜ית	ha·ḥă·nîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his stomach	הַחֹ֗מֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·meš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2570 belly
and	הַֽחֲנִית֙	ha·ḥă·nîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear
came out	וַתֵּצֵ֤א	wat·tê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
his back	מֵאַחֲרָ֔יו	mê·’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
and he fell	וַיִּפָּל־	way·yip·pāl-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
dead	וַיָּ֣מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
on the spot	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
And every man	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
paused	וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃	way·ya·‘ă·mō·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
when he came	הַבָּ֣א	hab·bā	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	הַמָּקוֹם֩	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Asahel	עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל	‘ă·śā·h·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6214 Asahel
had fallen	נָ֨פַל	nā·p̄al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
and died	וַיָּמֹ֖ת	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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