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1 Kings 2:31

And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
1 Kings 2:31
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲשֵׂה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר וּפְגַע־בּ֖וֹ וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹ וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀ דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁפַ֣ךְ יוֹאָ֔ב מֵעָלַ֕י וּמֵעַ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. ל֣וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  3. הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. עֲשֵׂה֙'a.Seh“do”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  5. כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  6. דִּבֶּ֔רdi.Ber“he has spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  7. וּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-“and fall”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּגַע · “to fall on” · Strong's H6293
  8. בּ֖וֹbo“on him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  9. וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.To“and you will bury him”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָבַר · “to bury” · Strong's H6912
  10. וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.ta“and you will remove”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “remove” · Strong's H5493G
  11. דְּמֵ֣יde.Mei“blood<s> of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  12. חִנָּ֗םchi.Nam“without cause”
    Adverb · from חִנָּם · “for nothing” · Strong's H2600
  13. אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. שָׁפַ֣ךְsha.Fakh“he has shed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַךְ · “kill” · Strong's H8210H
  15. יוֹאָ֔בyo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  16. מֵעָלַ֕יme.'a.Lai“from on me”
    Preposition + Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. וּמֵעַ֖לu.me.'Al“and from on”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  18. בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  19. אָבִֽי׃'a.Vi“father my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)