Verse 37

{ "verseID": "2 Samuel.3.37", "source": "וַיֵּדְע֧וּ כָל־הָעָ֛ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א הָיְתָה֙ מֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהָמִ֖ית אֶת־אַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן־נֵֽר׃ פ", "text": "*wa-yēdʿû* all *hā-ʿām* *wə-kol*-*yiśrāʾēl* in *ha-yôm* *ha-hûʾ* that not *hāyətâ* from *ha-melek* *ləhāmît* *ʾet*-*ʾabnēr* *ben*-*nēr*", "grammar": { "*wa-yēdʿû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural consecutive - and they knew", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the people", "*wə-kol*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and all", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the day", "*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + pronoun 3rd person masculine singular - that", "*hāyətâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it was", "*ha-melek*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the king", "*ləhāmît*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to die/to kill", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾabnēr*": "proper noun - Abner", "*ben*": "noun masculine singular construct - son of", "*nēr*": "proper noun - Ner" }, "variants": { "*wa-yēdʿû*": "they knew/they recognized/they acknowledged", "*hāyətâ* from *ha-melek*": "it was from the king/it came from the king (meaning: it was the king's decision)" } }

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