29 (A)Let it rest on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and let there never fail to be in the [a]house of Joab one (B)who has a discharge or is a leper, who leans on a staff or falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:29 family

29 May his blood(A) fall on the head of Joab and on his whole family!(B) May Joab’s family never be without someone who has a running sore(C) or leprosy[a] or who leans on a crutch or who falls by the sword or who lacks food.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:29 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.