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1 Kings 2:32 — King James Version← Study notes

And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.


1 Kings 2:32Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 2:3233 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/הֵשִׁיב֩wəhēšiyb
((breakconjH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
יְהוָ֨הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
דָּמ֜/וֹdāmwō
blood(-ynounH1818
-guiltiness · innocent
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
רֹאשׁ֗/וֹrōʾšwō
bandnounH7218
beginning · captain · chapiter · chief(-est place ···
אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
פָּגַ֣עpāgaʿ
comeverbH6293
cause to entreat · fall · make intercession · intercessor ···
בִּ/שְׁנֵֽיbišənēy
bothpronH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
אֲ֠נָשִׁיםʾănāšiym
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
צַדִּקִ֨יםṣadiqiym
justadjH6662
lawful · righteous
וְ/טֹבִ֤יםwəṭōbiym
beautifulconjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
מִמֶּ֨/נּוּ֙mimenw
abovepronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
וַ/יַּהַרְגֵ֣/םwayaharəgēm
destroyconjH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
בַּ/חֶ֔רֶבbaḥereb
axepronH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
וְ/אָבִ֥/יwəʾābiy
fatherconjH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
דָוִ֖דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
לֹ֣אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָדָ֑עyādāʿ
acknowledgeverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אַבְנֵ֤רʾabənēr
AbnernounH74
בֶּןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
נֵר֙nēr
NernounH5369
שַׂרśar
captainnounH8269
chief · general · governor · keeper ···
צְבָ֣אṣəbāʾ
appointed timenounH6635
army · battle · company · host ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853
עֲמָשָׂ֥אʿămāśāʾ
AmasanounH6021
בֶןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
יֶ֖תֶרyeter
JethernounH3500
Jethro. Compare
שַׂרśar
captainnounH8269
chief · general · governor · keeper ···
צְבָ֥אṣəbāʾ
appointed timenounH6635
army · battle · company · host ···
יְהוּדָֽהyəhwdāh
JudahnounH3063
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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