2 Samuel 20:12

“Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stopped, he moved Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stopped.”

2 Samuel 20:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 20:12, word by word

Amasaעֲמָשָׂאamasa

Amasa

Amasa: the name of two men: the son of Ithra and Abigail, David's nephew, whom Absalom put at the head of his army and whom Joab later killed (2 Samuel 17–20); and a chief of Ephraim in the time of King Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:12). The lexicon relates the name to "burden."

Where else “amasa” appears
lay wallowingמִתְגֹּלֵלmitgolel

roll

To turn something over and over, or wallow.

Where else “mitgolel” appears
in his bloodדָּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

Where else “dam” appears
in the middleתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears
of the highwayמְסִּלָּהmesila

highway

Highway: a main road, raised and leveled.

Where else “mesila” appears
When the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
sawיַּרְאyar

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

Where else “yar” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
stoppedעָמַדamad

stop

To halt, cease doing something.

Where else “amad” appears
he movedיַּסֵּבyasev

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

Where else “yasev” appears
into the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “sade” appears
and threwיַּשְׁלֵךְyashlech

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

Where else “yashlech” appears
a garmentבֶּגֶדbeged

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “beged” appears
who cameבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “ba” appears

The context

11And a man of Joab’s young men stood by him and said, “Whoever delights in Joab, and whoever is for David, let him go after Joab!”

12 · This verse (above)

13When he was removed from the highway, every man went on after Joab to pursue after Sheba son of Bichri.

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