2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:32
32And they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they took | וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ | way·yiś·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| Asahel | עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל | ‘ă·śā·h·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6214 Asahel |
| and buried him | וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ | way·yiq·bə·ru·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H6912 bury |
| in his father’s | אָבִ֔יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| tomb | בְּקֶ֣בֶר | bə·qe·ḇer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| in Bethlehem | לָ֑חֶם | lā·ḥem | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| Then Joab | יוֹאָב֙ | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| and his men | וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו | wa·’ă·nā·šāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| marched | וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| night | הַלַּ֗יְלָה | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| and reached | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| Hebron | בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ | bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| at daybreak | וַיֵּאֹ֥ר | way·yê·’ōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H215 be or become light |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.