2 Samuel

2 Samuel 4:11

¹¹How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How much more	אַ֞ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
wicked	רְשָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
men	אֲנָשִׁ֣ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
kill	הָרְג֧וּ	hā·rə·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2026 kill, slay
a righteous	צַדִּ֛יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in his own house	בְּבֵית֖וֹ	bə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his own bed	מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ	miš·kā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
shall I not now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
require	אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ	’ă·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1245 seek
his blood	דָּמוֹ֙	dā·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1818 blood
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
your hands	מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ם	mî·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
and remove you	וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י	ū·ḇi·‘ar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1197 burn, consume
from the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Proverbs 2:22 · Psalm 9:12 · Numbers 35:31–34 · Genesis 9:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.