2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:33–34

³³And the king sang this lament for Abner:

“Should Abner die

the death of a fool?

³⁴Your hands were not bound,

your feet were not fettered.

As a man falls before the wicked,

so also you fell.”

And all the people wept over him even more.

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2 Samuel 3:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the king	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
sang this lament	וַיְקֹנֵ֥ן	way·qō·nên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6969 strike a musical note, chant, wail
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abner	אַבְנֵ֖ר	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
Should Abner	אַבְנֵֽר׃	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
die	יָמ֥וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
the death	הַכְּמ֥וֹת	hak·kə·mō·wṯ	Article, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4194 death
of a fool	נָבָ֖ל	nā·ḇāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H5036 foolish, senseless

2 Samuel 3:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your hands	יָדֶ֣ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
were not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bound	אֲסֻר֗וֹת	’ă·su·rō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison
your feet	וְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙	wə·raḡ·le·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H7272 foot
were not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fettered	לִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִם	lin·ḥuš·ta·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - fd	H5178 copper, bronze
As a man falls	כִּנְפ֛וֹל	kin·p̄ō·wl	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the wicked	עַוְלָ֖ה	‘aw·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
you fell	נָפָ֑לְתָּ	nā·p̄ā·lə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
And all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
wept	לִבְכּ֥וֹת	liḇ·kō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1058 weep, bewail
over him	עָלָֽיו׃	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
even more	וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ	way·yō·si·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3254 add

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2 Samuel 3:33 Luke 12:19–20 · 2 Samuel 1:17 · 2 Chronicles 35:25 · 2 Samuel 13:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.