2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:27–30

27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

28Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner. 29May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

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2 Samuel 3:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Abnerאַבְנֵר֙’aḇ·nêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH74 Abner
returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבway·yā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןḥeḇ·rō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH2275 Hebron
Joabיוֹאָב֙yō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
pulled him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּway·yaṭ·ṭê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
intoאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the gatewayהַשַּׁ֔עַרhaš·ša·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8179 gate
as if to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רlə·dab·bêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1696 speak
to him privatelyאִתּ֖וֹ’it·tōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH854 with
and thereשָׁם֙šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
Joab stabbed himוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּway·yak·kê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
in the stomachהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha·ḥō·mešArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2570 belly
So Abner diedוַיָּ֕מָתway·yā·māṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
on account of the bloodבְּדַ֖םbə·ḏamPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1818 blood
of Joab’s brotherאָחִֽיו׃’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
Asahelאֵ֥ל’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH6214 Asahel

2 Samuel 3:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Afterwardכֵ֔ןḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
Davidדָּוִד֙dā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עway·yiš·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
about thisמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיmê·’a·ḥă·rêPreposition-mH310 behind
and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Iאָנֹכִ֧י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
and my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יū·mam·laḵ·tîConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
are foreverעוֹלָ֑ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
guiltlessנָקִ֨יnā·qîAdjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
beforeמֵעִ֥םmê·‘imPreposition-mH5973 with
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
concerning the bloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmid·də·mêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH1818 blood
of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר’aḇ·nêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH74 Abner
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Nerנֵֽר׃nêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH5369 Ner

2 Samuel 3:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May it whirlיָחֻ֙לוּ֙yā·ḥu·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2342 whirl, dance, writhe
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the headרֹ֣אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
and overוְאֶ֖לwə·’elConjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
the entireכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of his fatherאָבִ֑יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
and may the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
neverוְֽאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be withoutיִכָּרֵ֣תyik·kā·rêṯVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
one having a dischargeזָ֠בzāḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2100 flow, gush
or skin diseaseוּמְצֹרָ֞עū·mə·ṣō·rā‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularH6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous
or one who leansוּמַחֲזִ֥יקū·ma·ḥă·zîqConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
on a staffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְbap·pe·leḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6418 whirl of spindle.
or fallsוְנֹפֵ֥לwə·nō·p̄êlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba·ḥe·reḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
or lacksוַחֲסַר־wa·ḥă·sar-Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular constructH2638 needy, lacking, in want of
foodלָֽחֶם׃lā·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food

2 Samuel 3:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Joabוְיוֹאָב֙wə·yō·w·’āḇConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
and his brotherאָחִ֔יו’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יwa·’ă·ḇî·šayConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH52 Abishai
murderedהָרְג֖וּhā·rə·ḡūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2026 kill, slay
Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רlə·’aḇ·nêrPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH74 Abner
becauseעַל֩‘alPrepositionH5921 height
he had killedהֵמִ֜יתhê·mîṯVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
their brotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם’ă·ḥî·hemNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH251 brother
Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל‘ă·śā·h·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH6214 Asahel
in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃פbam·mil·ḥā·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1391 Gibon

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2 Samuel 3:27 1 Kings 2:5 · 2 Samuel 20:9–10 · Deuteronomy 27:24 · 1 Kings 2:32

2 Samuel 3:28 Numbers 35:33

2 Samuel 3:29 Psalm 109:8–19 · 2 Samuel 1:16

2 Samuel 3:30 Proverbs 28:17 · 2 Samuel 2:19–23 · Acts 28:4

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