2nd Samuel Chapter 2 verse 18 Holy Bible
And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
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There were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as quick-footed as a roe of the fields.
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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.
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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
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The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
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And there are there three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel, and Asahel `is' light on his feet, as one of the roes which `are' in the field,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ (šə·lō·šāh)Number - masculine singularStrong's 7969: Three, third, thricesonsבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔ה (ṣə·rū·yāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite womanwereוַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (way·yih·yū-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bethere:שָׁ֗ם (šām)AdverbStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherJoab,יוֹאָ֥ב (yō·w·’āḇ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three IsraelitesAbishai,וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י (wa·’ă·ḇî·šay)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite nameand Asahel.וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל (wa·‘ă·śā·h·’êl)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6214: Asahel -- 'God has made', four IsraelitesNow Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙ (wa·‘ă·śā·h·’êl)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6214: Asahel -- 'God has made', four Israelites[was] fleetקַ֣ל (qal)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7031: Light, swift, fleetof footבְּרַגְלָ֔יו (bə·raḡ·lāw)Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singularStrong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudendalike aכְּאַחַ֥ד (kə·’a·ḥaḏ)Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular constructStrong's 259: United, one, firstwildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (baś·śā·ḏeh)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7704: Field, landgazelle,הַצְּבָיִ֖ם (haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·yim)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 6643: Splendor, a gazelleJump to PreviousAbishai Abi'shai Asahel As'ahel Field Fields Fleet-Footed Foot Gazelle Gazelles Joab Jo'ab Light Quick-Footed Roe Roes Swift Three Wild Zeruiah Zeru'iah
