2 Samuel
2 Samuel 14:6
6And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And your maidservant | וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ | ū·lə·šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| had two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| sons | בָנִ֔ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| were fighting | וַיִּנָּצ֤וּ | way·yin·nā·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5327 struggle |
| in the field | בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| with no | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one to separate | מַצִּ֖יל | maṣ·ṣîl | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| them | בֵּֽינֵיהֶ֑ם | bê·nê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H996 interval, space between |
| and one | הָאֶחָ֛ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| struck | וַיַּכּ֧וֹ | way·yak·kōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the other | הָאֶחָ֖ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| and killed | וַיָּ֥מֶת | way·yā·meṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| him | אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.