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2 Samuel 11:21

Who was the one to strike Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If so, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”

BSB

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ASV

who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

KJV

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִֽי־mi-who?H4310
הִכָּ֞הhi.Kahdid he strike downH5221
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetJerub-BeshethH3380
הֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808
אִשָּׁ֡ה'i.Shaha womanH802
הִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahdid she throwH7993
עָלָיו֩'a.Lavon himH5921
פֶּ֨לַחPe.lacha mill-stoneH6400
רֶ֜כֶבRe.khevan upper mill-stoneH7393
מֵעַ֤לme.'Alfrom onH5921
הַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346
וַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
בְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.Vetzin ThebezH8405
לָ֥מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H4100
נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.Temdid you draw nearH5066
אֶל־'el-toH413
הַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taand you will sayH559
גַּ֗םGamalsoH1571
עַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
אוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahUriahH223
הַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.Tithe HittiteH2850
מֵֽת׃Methe has diedH4191

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain