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1 Kings 2:29

It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
1 Kings 2:29
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֻּגַּ֞ד לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה כִּ֣י נָ֤ס יוֹאָב֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣צֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אֶת־בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע לֵאמֹ֖ר לֵ֥ךְ פְּגַע־בּֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.Gad“and it was told”
    Conjunction + Verb, hophal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  2. לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekh“to the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. שְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  4. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. נָ֤סnas“he had fled”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  6. יוֹאָב֙yo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel“[the] tent of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  9. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. וְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  11. אֵ֣צֶל'E.tzel“[he was] beside”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֵ֫צֶל · “beside” · Strong's H0681
  12. הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.ach“the altar”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  13. וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  14. שְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  15. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. בְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.hu“Benaiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּנָיָ֫הוּ · “Benaiah” · Strong's H1141G
  17. בֶן־ven-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  18. יְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'“Jehoiada”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹיָדָע · “Jehoiada” · Strong's H3077G
  19. לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  20. לֵ֥ךְlekh“go”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  21. פְּגַע־pe.ga'-“fall”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּגַע · “to fall on” · Strong's H6293
  22. בּֽוֹ׃bo“on him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)