King James Version

2 Samuel 3:33

And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

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וַיְקֹנֵ֥ןvayqonenand lamentקוּןconjunction, verb, polel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lament”, the next action in the storyH6969to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)lament, mourning woman.הַמֶּ֛לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַבְנֵ֖רavnerAbnerאַבְנֵרnoun, proper name — “Abner”H74Abner, an IsraeliteAbner.וַיֹּאמַ֑רvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַכְּמ֥וֹתhakmotthe as deadמָוֶתparticle, interrogative, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “the as dead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).נָבָ֖לnavalfoolנָבָלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH5036stupid; wicked (especially impious)fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.יָמ֥וּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…אַבְנֵֽרavnerAbnerאַבְנֵרnoun, proper name — “Abner”H74Abner, an IsraeliteAbner.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?

Young’s Literal Translation

and the king lamenteth for Abner, and saith: — 'As the death of a fool doth Abner die?

World English Bible

The king lamented for Abner, and said, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?

Darby Translation

And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?

Douay-Rheims

And the king mourning and lamenting over Abner, said: Not as cowards are wont to die, hath Abner died.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king mourned over Abenner, and said, Shall Abenner die according to the death of Nabal?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐθρήνησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ Ἀβεννὴρ, καὶ εἶπεν, εἰ κατὰ τὸν θάνατον Νάβαλ ἀποθανεῖται Ἀβεννήρ;