2 Samuel 20:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛א
(va·'a·ma·sa)
6021: two Isr.of uncertain derivation
lay wallowingמִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל
(mit·go·lel)
1556: to roll, roll awaya prim. root
in [his] bloodבַּדָּ֖ם
(bad·dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
in the middleבְּתֹ֣וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the highway.הַֽמְּסִלָּ֑ה
(ham·me·sil·lah;)
4546: a highwayfrom salal
And when the manהָאִ֜ישׁ
(ha·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
sawוַיַּ֨רְא
(vai·yar·)
7200: to seea prim. root
that allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the peopleהָעָ֗ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
stoodעָמַ֣ד
(a·mad)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
still,וְעָמָֽד׃
(ve·'a·mad.)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
he removedוַיַּסֵּב֩
(vai·yas·sev)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א
(a·ma·sa)
6021: two Isr.of uncertain derivation
from the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה
(ham·sil·lah)
4546: a highwayfrom salal
into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ
(vai·yash·lech)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
a garmentבֶּ֔גֶד
(be·ged,)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
overעָלָיו֙
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
him when 
 
3512c: according as, as, whenfrom a preposition prefix and asher
he sawרָאָ֔ה
(ra·'ah,)
7200: to seea prim. root
that everyoneכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who cameהַבָּ֥א
(hab·ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
by him stood still. 
 
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Amasa
`Amasa'  (am-aw-saw')
burden; Amasa, the name of two Israelites -- Amasa.
wallowed
galal  (gaw-lal')
to roll -- commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.
in blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the highway
mcillah  (mes-il-law')
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase -- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
And when the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that all the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
stood still
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
he removed
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
Amasa
`Amasa'  (am-aw-saw')
burden; Amasa, the name of two Israelites -- Amasa.
out of the highway
mcillah  (mes-il-law')
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase -- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
into the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
a cloth
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
upon him when he saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
that every one that came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
by him stood still
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.

King James Bible
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Amasa was writhing in his blood in the middle of the highway, and the man had seen that all the people stopped. So he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him because he realized that all those who encountered Amasa were stopping.

International Standard Version
While Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway, everybody who passed by was stopping to stare at him, so when the soldier saw that all of the army was stopping, he carried Amasa off the highway into a nearby field and covered him with a garment.

NET Bible
Amasa was squirming in his own blood in the middle of the path, and this man had noticed that all the soldiers stopped. Having noticed that everyone who came across Amasa stopped, the man pulled him away from the path and into the field and threw a garment over him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Amasa was wallowing in his blood in the middle of the road. When the man saw that all the troops stopped as they came to the body, he carried Amasa from the road to the field and threw a sheet over him.

King James 2000 Bible
And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
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