2 Samuel 3:34

“Your hands were not bound, and your feet were not put into fetters of bronze; as one falls before unjust men, you fell.” And all the people wept again over him.”

2 Samuel 3:34 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 3:34, word by word

Your handsיָדֶyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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boundאֲסֻרוֹתasurot

bind

To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.

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and your feetרַגְלֶיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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putהֻגָּשׁוּhugashu

bring near

To carry something over, or present a gift.

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fetters of bronzeנְחֻשְׁתַּיִםnechushtayim

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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as one fallsנְפוֹלnefol

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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unjust menבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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unjust menעַוְלָהavla

injustice, wrong

Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

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

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weptבְכּוֹתvekot

weep

Weep, cry; mourn for someone.

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againיֹּסִפוּyosifu

do again

To do again what had already been done.

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The context

33And the king chanted a dirge over Abner and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?

34 · This verse (above)

35Then all the people came to make David eat bread while it was still day; but David swore, saying, “So may Elohim do to me, and so may he add, if before the sun goes down I taste bread or anything at all.”

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