Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath. Young's Literal Translation they [are] near the great stone that [is] in Gibeon, and Amasa hath gone before them, and Joab [is] girded; his long robe he hath put on him, and upon it a girdle—a sword [is] fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and he hath gone out, and it falleth. King James Bible When they [were] at the great stone which [is] in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle [with] a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. Hebrew [And while] theyהֵ֗ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They were at עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with the great הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent stone הָאֶ֤בֶן (hā·’e·ḇen) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone in Gibeon, בְּגִבְע֔וֹן (bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1391: Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin Amasa וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א (wa·‘ă·mā·śā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6021: Amasa -- two Israelites joined בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go them. לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (lip̄·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Now Joab וְיוֹאָ֞ב (wə·yō·w·’āḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites was dressed חָג֣וּר ׀ (ḥā·ḡūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself in military attire, מִדּ֣וֹ (mid·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4055: Extent, height, a measure, a vesture, a carpet and over וְעָלָ֞יו (wə·‘ā·lāw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against it was a belt חֲג֥וֹר (ḥă·ḡō·wr) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2290: A belt, girdle around עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his waist מָתְנָיו֙ (mā·ṯə·nāw) Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins with a dagger חֶ֙רֶב֙ (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword in its sheath. בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ (bə·ṯa‘·rāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8593: A knife, razor, a scabbard As he וְה֥וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are stepped forward, יָצָ֖א (yā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the sword fell out. וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ (wat·tip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie |