Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 2:22 Interlinear

again And Abner said to Asahel Turn thee aside from following me wherefore should I smite thee to the ground how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֧סֶףH3254againto add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
2ע֣וֹדH5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
3אַבְנֵ֗רH74And Abnerabner, an israelite
4לֵאמֹר֙H559saidto say (used with great latitude)
5אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6עֲשָׂהאֵ֔לH6214to Asahelasahel, the name of four israelites
7ס֥וּרH5493Turn thee asideto turn off (literally or figuratively)
8לְךָ֖H0
9מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יH310from followingproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
10לָ֤מָּהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
11אַכֶּ֙כָּה֙H5221me wherefore should I smiteto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
12אַ֔רְצָהH776thee to the groundthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
13וְאֵיךְ֙H349how? or how!; also where
14אֶשָּׂ֣אH5375how then should I hold upto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
15פָנַ֔יH6440my facethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
16אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
17יוֹאָ֖בH3097to Joabjoab, the name of three israelites
18אָחִֽיךָ׃H251thy brothera brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])

Verse Context

2 Samuel 2:21said And Abner to him Turn thee aside ...
2 Samuel 2:22 (current)again And Abner said to Asahel Turn thee aside from following me wherefore should I smite thee to the ground how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother
2 Samuel 2:23Howbeit he refused to turn aside smote wherefore Abner behind of the spear...

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