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2 Samuel 20:12

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← 2 Samuel 20:11	2 Samuel 20:12 (KJV)	2 Samuel 20:13 →
And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that [is] for David, [let him go] after Joab.	And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.	When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Amasa^H6021 wallowed^H1556 in blood^H1818 in the midst^H8432 of the highway^H4546. And when the man^H376 saw^H7200 that all the people^H5971 stood still^H5975, he removed^H5437 Amasa^H6021 out of the highway^H4546 into the field^H7704, and cast^H7993 a cloth^H899 upon him, when he saw^H7200 that every one that came^H935 by him stood still^H5975.

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Original Hebrew

וַעֲמָשָׂא מִתְגֹּלֵל בַּדָּם בְּתֹוךְ הַמְּסִלָּה וַיַּרְא הָאִישׁ כִּי־עָמַד כָּל־הָעָם וַיַּסֵּב אֶת־עֲמָשָׂא מִן־הַמְסִלָּה הַשָּׂדֶה וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו בֶּגֶד כַּאֲשֶׁר רָאָה כָּל־הַבָּא עָלָיו וְעָמָד׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/עֲמָשָׂ֛א	va./'a.ma.Sa'	H6021	HC/Np	and/ Amasa
מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל	mit.go.Lel	H1556	HVrrmsa	(was) wallowing
בַּ/דָּ֖ם	ba./Dam	H1818	HRd/Ncmsa	in (the)/ blood
בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ	be./Tokh	H8432	HR/Ncmsc	in/ (the) middle of
הַֽ/מְסִּלָּ֑ה	mᵉçillâh	H4546	HTd/Ncfsa
וַ/יַּ֨רְא	va/i.Yar'	H7200	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he saw
הָ/אִ֜ישׁ	ha./'Ish	H376	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ man
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	that
עָמַ֣ד	'a.Mad	H5975	HVqp3ms	it stopped
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
הָ/עָ֗ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
וַ/יַּסֵּב֩	va/i.ya.Sev	H5437	HC/Vhw3ms	and/ he brought round
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
עֲמָשָׂ֨א	'a.ma.Sa'	H6021	HNp	Amasa
מִן	min-	H4480	HR	from
הַֽ/מְסִלָּ֤ה	ha/m.si.Lah	H4546	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ highway
הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙	ha./sa.Deh	H7704	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ field
וַ/יַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ	va/i.yash.Lekh	H7993	HC/Vhw3ms	and/ he threw
עָלָי/ו֙	'a.La/v	H5921	HR/Sp3ms	over/ him
בֶּ֔גֶד	Be.ged	H899	HNcmsa	a garment
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka./'a.Sher	H834	HR/Tr	(just)/ when
רָאָ֔ה	ra.'Ah	H7200	HVqp3ms	he saw
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
הַ/בָּ֥א	ha./Ba'	H935	HTd/Vqrmsa	who/ came
עָלָ֖י/ו	'a.La/v	H5921	HR/Sp3ms	on/ him
וְ/עָמָֽד	ve./'a.Mad	H5975	HC/Vqp3ms	and/ he stopped

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H899 — בֶּגֶד (beged, behg'-ed): from בָּגַד; a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage; apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1556 — גָּלַל (gâlal, gaw-lal'): a primitive root; to roll (literally or figuratively); commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.
• H1818 — דָּם (dâm, dawm): from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
• H4546 — מְסִלָּה (mᵉçillâh, mes-il-law'): from סָלַל; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase; causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
• H5437 — סָבַב (çâbab, saw-bab'): a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
• H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
• H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
• H6021 — עֲמָשָׂא (ʻĂmâsâʼ, am-aw-saw'): from עָמַס; burden; Amasa, the name of two Israelites; Amasa.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H7704 — שָׂדֶה (sâdeh, saw-deh'): or שָׂדַי; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat); country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.
• H7993 — שָׁלַךְ (shâlak, shaw-lak): a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively); adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
• H8432 — תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, taw'-vek): from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (2): 2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 20:13

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: AMASA
• Nave’s: ABISHAI, AMASA, JOAB

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