2 Samuel 4:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"How muchאַ֞ף
(af)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
more, 
 
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
when 
 
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
wickedרְשָׁעִ֗ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
(a·na·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
have killedהָרְג֧וּ
(ha·re·gu)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
a righteousצַדִּ֛יק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
manאִישׁ־
(ish-)
376: manfrom an unused word
in his own houseבְּבֵיתֹ֖ו
(be·vei·tov)
1004: a housea prim. root
on his bed,מִשְׁכָּבֹ֑ו
(mish·ka·vov;)
4904: place of lying, a couch, act of lyingfrom shakab
shall I not nowוְעַתָּ֗ה
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ
(a·vak·kesh)
1245: to seeka prim. root
his bloodדָּמֹו֙
(da·mov)
1818: blooda prim. root
from your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֔ם
(mi·yed·chem,)
3027: handa prim. root
and destroyוּבִעַרְתִּ֥י
(u·vi·'ar·ti)
1197a: to burn, consumea prim. root
you from the earth?"הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
How much more when wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
have slain
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
a righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
person
'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)
in his own house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
upon his bed
mishkab  (mish-kawb')
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse -- bed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.
shall I not therefore now require
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
his 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)
of your hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and take you away
ba`ar  (baw-ar')
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also to be(-come) brutish
from the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hand and destroy you from the earth?"

King James Bible
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from your hands and wipe you off the earth?"

International Standard Version
How much worse will it be, then, when evil men kill an innocent man on his own bed in his own house! Shouldn't I avenge his blood—which you are responsible for shedding —by removing you from the earth?"

NET Bible
Surely when wicked men have killed an innocent man as he slept in his own house, should I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How much more [should I reward] wicked men who kill an innocent man on his own bed in his home? The LORD has rescued me from every trouble. I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives, I'll now seek revenge for his murder and rid the land of you."

King James 2000 Bible
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
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