2 Samuel

2 Samuel 10:15–16

¹⁵When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped. ¹⁶Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates,^a and they came to Helam with Shobach^b the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.

Footnotes

a 10:16 Hebrew the River
b 10:16 Shobach is a variant of Shophach; see 1 Chronicles 19:16|1CH 19:16.

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2 Samuel 10:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Arameans	אֲרָ֔ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they had been defeated	נִגַּ֖ף	nig·gap̄	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5062 strike, smite
by	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
they regrouped	וַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּ	way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove

2 Samuel 10:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hadadezer	הֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶר	hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1909 Hadadezer
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers to bring	וַיֹּצֵ֤א	way·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
Arameans	אֲרָם֙	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
from beyond	מֵעֵ֣בֶר	mê·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the Euphrates	הַנָּהָ֔ר	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
and they came	וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Helam	חֵילָ֑ם	ḥê·lām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2431 Chelam
with Shobach	וְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְ	wə·šō·w·ḇaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7731 Shobak
the commander	שַׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Hadadezer’s	הֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר	hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1909 Hadadezer
army	צְבָ֥א	ṣə·ḇā	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
leading them	לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before

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2 Samuel 10:16 1 Chronicles 19:16 · 2 Samuel 8:3–8

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