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Joabיוֹאָבcameוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמֶהhave you done?עָשִׂיתָהLook,הִנֵּהAbnerאַבְנֵרcameבָאto you;אֵלֶיךָwhyלָמָּה זֶּהdid you send him away,שִׁלַּחְתּוֹand he isוַcompletelyהָלוֹךְgone?יֵּלֶךְ
2 Samuel 3:24
Study it in the app“Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why did you send him away, and he is completely gone?”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:24, word by word
- 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- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- have you doneעָשִׂיתָהasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- 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- did you send him awayשִׁלַּחְתּshilacht
send away
To send away, or divorce one's wife.
Where else “shilacht” appears- completelyהָלוֹךְhaloch
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “haloch” appears- goneיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears
The context
23When Joab and all the army that was with him came, they reported to Joab, saying, “Abner son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he has gone in peace.”
24 · This verse (above)
25You know Abner son of Ner, that he came to deceive you and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”