Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him. Young's Literal Translation And they go round—ten youths bearing weapons of Joab—and smite Absalom, and put him to death. King James Bible And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. Hebrew And tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה (‘ă·śā·rāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 6235: Ten young men נְעָרִ֔ים (nə·‘ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer who carried נֹשְׂאֵ֖י (nō·śə·’ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take Joab's יוֹאָ֑ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites armor כְּלֵ֣י (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus surrounded וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ (way·yā·sōb·bū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround Absalom, אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites struck וַיַּכּ֥וּ (way·yak·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike him, אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and killed him. וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃ (way·mî·ṯu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |
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