2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:28–29

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.”

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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

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2 Samuel 3:28 Numbers 35:33

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.