2 Samuel 16:9

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Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

In other translations

Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲבִישַׁי'avishaiAbishaiH52בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121צְרוּיָהtzeruyahZeruiahH6870אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100יְקַלֵּלyekalelwill he curseH7043הַכֶּלֶבhakelevthe dogH3611הַמֵּתhamet<the> deadH4191הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲדֹנִי'adonilord myH113הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֶעְבְּרָה־'e'berah-let me pass overH5674נָּאna'pleaseH4994וְאָסִירָהve'asirahand let me removeH5493אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853רֹאשׁוֹ׃ סroshohead hisH7218

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People: Abishai, Zeruiah

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