2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:29–30

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 3:29

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 3:29 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.