2 Samuel

2 Samuel 10:6

⁶When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Ammonites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
realized that	וַיִּרְאוּ֙	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
they had become a stench	נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ	niḇ·’ă·šū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H887 be evil, bad
to David	בְּדָוִ֑ד	bə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
they	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
hired	וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩	way·yiś·kə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7936 hire
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - masculine singular	H6242 (a) twenty
thousand	אֶ֙לֶף֙	’e·lep̄	Adjective - masculine singular	H505 thousand
Aramean	אֲרַ֨ם	’ă·ram	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
foot soldiers	רַגְלִ֔י	raḡ·lî	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H7273 on foot
from Beth-rehob	רְח֜וֹב	rə·ḥō·wḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1050 Beth-Rechob
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Zoba	צוֹבָ֗א	ṣō·w·ḇā	Number - common plural	H6678 Zoba, Zobah
as well as	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H853 mark of the accusative
a thousand	אֶ֣לֶף	’e·lep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H505 thousand
men	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
from the king	מֶ֤לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4428 king
of Maacah	מַֽעֲכָה֙	ma·‘ă·ḵāh	Number - masculine singular construct	H4601 Maakah
and twelve	שְׁנֵים־	šə·nêm-	Number - md	H8147 two
thousand	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
men	וְאִ֣ישׁ	wə·’îš	Noun - masculine plural	H376 man
from Tob	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2897 Tob

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2 Samuel 8:5 · 2 Samuel 8:3 · Genesis 34:30 · 1 Samuel 27:12 · Judges 11:5 · Judges 11:3 · Judges 18:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.