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AbnerאַבְנֵרsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJoab,יוֹאָב“Let the young menהַנְּעָרִיםarise,יָקוּמוּplease,נָאand playוִישַׂחֲקוּbefore us.”לְפָנֵינוּJoabיוֹאָבsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let them arise.”יָקֻמוּ
2 Samuel 2:14
Study it in the app“Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise, please, and play before us.” Joab said, “Let them arise.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:14, word by word
- Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- “Let the young menנְּעָרִיםnearim
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “nearim” appears- ariseיָקוּמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- and playישַׂחֲקוּysachaku
make merry
To make merry with music and dance.
Where else “ysachaku” appears- before usפָנֵיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears
Translation note
“Play”: it can be understood as a combat between a few from each side, before the others; it ended in death (v. 16).
The context
13And Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon together; and they sat down, these on this side of the pool and those on that side of the pool.
14 · This verse (above)
15So they arose and crossed over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.