Verse 8
2 Samuel 20:8
New Living Translation
8
As they arrived at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was wearing his military tunic with a dagger strapped to his belt. As he stepped forward to greet Amasa, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֵ֗ם עִם הָ/אֶ֤בֶן הַ/גְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ/גִבְע֔וֹן וַ/עֲמָשָׂ֖א בָּ֣א לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֑ם וְ/יוֹאָ֞ב חָג֣וּר מִדּ֣/וֹ לְבֻשׁ֗/וּ ו/על/ו וְ/עָלָ֞י/ו חֲג֥וֹר חֶ֨רֶב֙ מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת עַל מָתְנָי/ו֙ בְּ/תַעְרָ֔/הּ וְ/ה֥וּא יָצָ֖א וַ/תִּפֹּֽל
English Translation
They are with the great stone which is in Gibeon, and Amasa came before them, and Joab was girded with his clothing, and on him was a belt with a sword strapped on his thigh, and he went out and fell.
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