2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:23

²³The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The messenger	הַמַּלְאָךְ֙	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
The men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
overpowered us	גָבְר֤וּ	ḡā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1396 be strong, mighty
and came out	וַיֵּצְא֥וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
against us	אֵלֵ֖ינוּ	’ê·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H413 motion to
in the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
but we drove them back	וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה	wan·nih·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the entrance	פֶּ֥תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the gate	הַשָּֽׁעַר׃	haš·šā·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.