2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:9–10

⁹“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

¹⁰Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

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2 Samuel 20:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Are you	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
well	הֲשָׁל֥וֹם	hă·šā·lō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
my brother	אָחִ֑י	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
asked	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Amasa	לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א	la·‘ă·mā·śā	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
And with his right	יְמִ֥ין	yə·mîn	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3225 right hand
hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Joab	יוֹאָ֛ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
grabbed	וַתֹּ֜חֶז	wat·tō·ḥez	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
Amasa	עֲמָשָׂ֖א	‘ă·mā·śā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
by the beard	בִּזְקַ֥ן	biz·qan	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H2206 chin, beard
to kiss	לִנְשָׁק־	lin·šāq-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5401 kiss
him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

2 Samuel 20:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Amasa	וַעֲמָשָׂ֨א	wa·‘ă·mā·śā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6021 Amasa
was not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
on guard	נִשְׁמַ֜ר	niš·mar	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
against the dagger	בַּחֶ֣רֶב׀	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
in Joab’s	יוֹאָ֗ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
and Joab stabbed	וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩	way·yak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
him	בָ֨הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the stomach	הַחֹ֜מֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·meš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2570 belly
and spilled out his intestines	מֵעָ֥יו	mê·‘āw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly
on the ground	אַ֛רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
And Joab did not need	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to strike him again	שָׁ֥נָה	šā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8138 change
for Amasa was dead	וַיָּמֹ֑תס	way·yå̄·mō·ṯs	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
Then Joab	וְיוֹאָב֙	wə·yō·w·’āḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
and his brother	אָחִ֔יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Abishai	וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י	wa·’ă·ḇî·šay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H52 Abishai
pursued	רָדַ֕ף	rā·ḏap̄	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
Sheba	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7652 Sheba
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Bichri	בִּכְרִֽי׃	biḵ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1075 Bikri

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2 Samuel 20:9 Matthew 26:48–49 · Luke 22:47–48

2 Samuel 20:10 2 Samuel 2:23 · 2 Samuel 3:27 · Judges 3:21

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