2 Samuel 18:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֣י יוֹאָ֑ב וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

And-yāsōbbû ten něʿārîm nōśěʾê kělê Yôʾāḇ and-yakkû ʾeṯ-ʾAḇšālôm and-yěmîṯuhû.

Grammar Details

*yāsōbbû*: third person masculine plural qal imperfect consecutive - and they surrounded/encircled
*něʿārîm*: masculine plural noun - young men/servants/attendants
*nōśěʾê*: masculine plural qal participle construct - carriers/bearers of
*kělê*: masculine plural construct - weapons/armor/instruments of
*Yôʾāḇ*: proper noun - Joab
*yakkû*: third person masculine plural hiphil imperfect consecutive - and they struck/smote
*ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
*ʾAḇšālôm*: proper noun - Absalom
*yěmîṯuhû*: third person masculine plural hiphil imperfect consecutive with third person masculine singular suffix - and they killed him

Word Meanings

*yāsōbbû*: surrounded/encircled/gathered around
*něʿārîm*: young men/servants/attendants
*nōśěʾê*: bearers of/carriers of/who carried
*kělê*: weapons/armor/instruments/equipment
*yakkû*: struck/smote/attacked
*yěmîṯuhû*: killed him/put him to death

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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