And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.2 Samuel 20:8
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
הֵ֗ם עִם־הָאֶ֤בֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגִבְע֔וֹן וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א בָּ֣א לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְיוֹאָ֞ב חָג֣וּר׀ מִדּ֣וֹ לְבֻשׁ֗וּ וְעָלָ֞יו חֲג֥וֹר חֶ֙רֶב֙ מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת עַל־מָתְנָיו֙ בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ וְה֥וּא יָצָ֖א וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ ס
- הֵ֗םHem“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- עִם־'im-“[were] near”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- הָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.ven“the stone”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
- הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.Lah“<the> great”Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'on“[is] in Gibeon”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּבְעוֹן · “Gibeon” · Strong's H1391
- וַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'“and Amasa”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲמָשָׂא · “Amasa” · Strong's H6021G
- בָּ֣אba'“he came”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- לִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.Hem“<to> before them”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- וְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'Av“and Joab”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
- חָג֣וּר׀cha.Gur“[was] girded”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָגַר · “to gird” · Strong's H2296
- מִדּ֣וֹmi.Do“robe his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַד · “garment” · Strong's H4055
- לְבֻשׁ֗וּle.vu.Shu“clothing his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לְבוּשׁ · “clothing” · Strong's H3830
- וְעָלָ֞יוve.'a.lo“and over it”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921AQere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- חֲג֥וֹרcha.Gor“a belt of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֲגוֹר · “belt” · Strong's H2290A
- חֶ֙רֶב֙che.rev“a sword”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.det“[was] fastened”Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from צָמַד · “to join” · Strong's H6775
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- מָתְנָיו֙ma.te.Nav“loins his”Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מׇתְנַ֫יִם · “loin” · Strong's H4975
- בְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.Rah“in sheath its”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from תַּ֫עַר · “razor” · Strong's H8593
- וְה֥וּאve.Hu'“and he”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יָצָ֖אya.Tza'“he went forward”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.Pol“and it fell”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
Places named in this verse
- Gibeon · today: El Jibsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Gibeon (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gibeon on OpenBible.info