Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleEarlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass, in David’s being with Edom, in the going up of Joab head of the host to bury the slain, that he smiteth every male in Edom— King James Bible For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom; Hebrew Earlier,וַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be when David דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was בִּֽהְי֤וֹת (bih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in Edom, אֱד֔וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 123: The name of a condiment Joab יוֹאָב֙ (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites the commander שַׂ֣ר (śar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the army הַצָּבָ֔א (haṣ·ṣā·ḇā) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign had gone בַּעֲל֗וֹת (ba·‘ă·lō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to bury לְקַבֵּ֖ר (lə·qab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6912: To inter the dead הַחֲלָלִ֑ים (ha·ḥă·lā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted and had struck down וַיַּ֥ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every male זָכָ֖ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male in Edom. בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃ (be·’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 123: The name of a condiment |