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Afterwardמֵאַחֲרֵי כֵןDavidדָּוִדheard of itוַיִּשְׁמַעand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Iאָנֹכִיand my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּיareinnocentנָקִיbeforeמֵעִםYHWHיְהוָהforeverעַד עוֹלָםof the bloodמִדְּמֵיof Abnerאַבְנֵרsonבֶּןof Ner.נֵר
2 Samuel 3:28
Study it in the app“Afterward David heard of it and said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before YHWH forever of the blood of Abner son of Ner.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:28, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- heard of itיִּשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- and my kingdomמַמְלַכְתִּmamlachti
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachti” appears- innocentנָקִיnaki
innocent
Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.
Where else “naki” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- foreverעַדad
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ad” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- of the bloodדְּמֵיdeme
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “deme” appears- of 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- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Nerנֵרner
Ner
Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."
Where else “ner” appears
The context
27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, and he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
28 · This verse (above)
29May it fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not be cut off from the house of Joab one who has a discharge or a leper or one who leans on a staff or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks bread.”