Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAbsalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. Young's Literal Translation and Amasa hath Absalom set instead of Joab over the host, and Amasa [is] a man’s son whose name is Ithra the Israelite who hath gone in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab; King James Bible And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa [was] a man's son, whose name [was] Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. Hebrew Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם (’aḇ·šā·lōm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites had appointed שָׂ֧ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set Amasa עֲמָשָׂ֗א (‘ă·mā·śā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6021: Amasa -- two Israelites over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the army הַצָּבָ֑א (haṣ·ṣā·ḇā) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign in place תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of of Joab. יוֹאָ֖ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites Amasa וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א (wa·‘ă·mā·śā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6021: Amasa -- two Israelites was the son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of a man אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person named וּשְׁמוֹ֙ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Ithra, יִתְרָ֣א (yiṯ·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3501: Ithra -- father of Amasa the Ishmaelite הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י (hay·yiś·rə·’ê·lî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3481: Israel -- descendant of Israel who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had married בָּא֙ (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Abigail אֲבִיגַ֣ל (’ă·ḇî·ḡal) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 26: Abigail -- 'my father is joy', two Israelite women daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Nahash נָחָ֔שׁ (nā·ḥāš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5176: Nahash -- the name of several non-Israelites and sister אֲח֥וֹת (’ă·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister of Zeruiah צְרוּיָ֖ה (ṣə·rū·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman the mother אֵ֥ם (’êm) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 517: A mother, ) of Joab. יוֹאָֽב׃ (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites |