Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 2:31 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 2 Samuel 2:31, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin men and of Abner's so that three hundred and threescore men died

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעַבְדֵ֣יH5650But the servantsa servant
2דָוִ֗דH1732of Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
3הִכּוּ֙H5221had smittento strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
4מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןH1144of Benjaminbinjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
5וּבְאַנְשֵׁ֖יH582menproperly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
6אַבְנֵ֑רH74and of Abner'sabner, an israelite
7שְׁלֹשׁH7969so that threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
8מֵא֧וֹתH3967hundreda hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
9וְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםH8346and threescoresixty
10אִ֖ישׁH376mena man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
11מֵֽתוּ׃H4191diedto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

Verse Context

2 Samuel 2:30And Joab returned from following Abner and when he had gathered ...
2 Samuel 2:31 (current)But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin men and of Abner's so that three hundred and threescore men died
2 Samuel 2:32And they took up Asahel and buried him in the sepulchre of his father...

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