Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”2 Samuel 14:31
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּ֣קָם יוֹאָ֔ב וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם הַבָּ֑יְתָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו לָ֣מָּה הִצִּ֧יתוּ עֲבָדֶ֛ךָ אֶת־הַחֶלְקָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־לִ֖י בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
- וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- יוֹאָ֔בyo.'Av“Joab”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
- וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.Lom“Absalom”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
- הַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tah“the house towards”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- לָ֣מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- הִצִּ֧יתוּhi.Tzi.tu“have they set on fire”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָצַת · “to kindle” · Strong's H3341
- עֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.kha“servants your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַחֶלְקָ֥הha.chel.Kah“the portion of land”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶלְקָה · “portion” · Strong's H2513A
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- לִ֖יli“[belongs] to <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'Esh“with <the> fire”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)