2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:30
30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| murdered | הָרְג֖וּ | hā·rə·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| Abner | לְאַבְנֵ֑ר | lə·’aḇ·nêr | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| because | עַל֩ | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| he had killed | הֵמִ֜ית | hê·mîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| their brother | אֲחִיהֶ֛ם | ’ă·ḥî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| Asahel | עֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל | ‘ă·śā·h·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6214 Asahel |
| in the battle | בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃פ | bam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| at Gibeon | בְּגִבְע֖וֹן | bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1391 Gibon |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 28:17 · 2 Samuel 2:19–23 · Acts 28:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.