2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:6

⁶So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David’s army	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
marched	וַיֵּצֵ֥א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
into the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
to engage	לִקְרַ֣את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and the battle	הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
took place	וַתְּהִ֥י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the forest	בְּיַ֥עַר	bə·ya·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
of Ephraim	אֶפְרָֽיִם׃	’ep̄·rā·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.