1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 20:3
3David brought out the people who were there and put them to workd with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- d 20:3 Or cut them
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brought out | הוֹצִ֗יא | hō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| the people | הָעָ֨ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| there | בָּ֜הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| and put | וַיָּ֨שַׂר | way·yā·śar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7787 saw |
| with saws | בַּמְּגֵרָ֜ה | bam·mə·ḡê·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4050 saw |
| iron | הַבַּרְזֶל֙ | hab·bar·zel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| picks | וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י | ū·ḇa·ḥă·rî·ṣê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2757 a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument |
| and axes | וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹת | ū·ḇam·mə·ḡê·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4050 saw |
| And | דָוִ֔יד | ḏā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| did | יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the same | וְכֵן֙ | wə·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| to all | לְכֹ֖ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Ammonite | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| cities | עָרֵ֣י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| Then | דָּוִ֛יד | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his troops | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| returned | וַיָּ֧שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.