2 Samuel
2 Samuel 20:8
8And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them.
Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.b
Footnotes
- b 20:8 Literally Now Joab was dressed in military attire, and over it was a belt around his waist with a dagger in its sheath. And as he stepped forward, it fell out.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they | הֵ֗ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were at | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the great | הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ | hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| stone | הָאֶ֤בֶן | hā·’e·ḇen | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| in Gibeon | בְּגִבְע֔וֹן | bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1391 Gibon |
| Amasa | וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א | wa·‘ă·mā·śā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6021 Amasa |
| joined | בָּ֣א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| them | לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם | lip̄·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| Now Joab | וְיוֹאָ֞ב | wə·yō·w·’āḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| was dressed | חָג֣וּר׀ | ḥā·ḡūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| in military attire | מִדּ֣וֹ | mid·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4055 measure |
| with a dagger | חֶ֙רֶב֙ | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| strapped | מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת | mə·ṣum·me·ḏeṯ | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular | H6775 bind, join |
| to his belt | חֲג֥וֹר | ḥă·ḡō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2290 belt, gridle |
| And as he | וְה֥וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| stepped forward | יָצָ֖א | yā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| he slipped the dagger | וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ס | wat·tip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| from its sheath | בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ | bə·ṯa‘·rāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8593 razor, sheath |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.