Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!” Young's Literal Translation And Abishai son of Zeruiah saith unto the king, ‘Why doth this dead dog revile my lord the king? let me pass over, I pray thee, and I turn aside his head.’ King James Bible Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. Hebrew Then Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י (’ă·ḇî·šay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zeruiah צְרוּיָה֙ (ṣə·rū·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king, הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king “Why לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that dead הַמֵּת֙ (ham·mêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill dog הַכֶּ֤לֶב (hak·ke·leḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3611: A dog, a male prostitute curse יְקַלֵּ֞ל (yə·qal·lêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling my lord אֲדֹנִ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king? הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Let me go over אֶעְבְּרָה־ (’e‘·bə·rāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on and cut off his head!” רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head |