Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle, Young's Literal Translation And there are there three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel, and Asahel [is] light on his feet, as one of the roes which [are] in the field, King James Bible And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe. Hebrew The threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zeruiah צְרוּיָ֔ה (ṣə·rū·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman were וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (way·yih·yū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be there: שָׁ֗ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Joab, יוֹאָ֥ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites Abishai, וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י (wa·’ă·ḇî·šay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name and Asahel. וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל (wa·‘ă·śā·h·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6214: Asahel -- 'God has made', four Israelites Now Asahel וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙ (wa·‘ă·śā·h·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6214: Asahel -- 'God has made', four Israelites [was] fleet קַ֣ל (qal) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7031: Light, swift, fleet of foot בְּרַגְלָ֔יו (bə·raḡ·lāw) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda like a כְּאַחַ֥ד (kə·’a·ḥaḏ) Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first wild בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (baś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land gazelle, הַצְּבָיִ֖ם (haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6643: Splendor, a gazelle |