2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:7–8
7There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day— twenty thousand men. 8The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
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2 Samuel 18:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| the people | עַ֣ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| were defeated | וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ | way·yin·nā·ḡə·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5062 strike, smite |
| by | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| David’s | דָוִ֑ד | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| servants | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| and the slaughter | הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה | ham·mag·gê·p̄āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence |
| was | וַתְּהִי־ | wat·tə·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| great | גְדוֹלָ֛ה | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| that | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֥וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֥ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| thousand | אָֽלֶף׃ | ’ā·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
2 Samuel 18:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The battle | הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| spread | נָפֹצֵית | nå̄·p̄ō·ṣēṯ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the whole | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| countryside | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and that | הַהֽוּא׃ | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֥וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the forest | הַיַּ֙עַר֙ | hay·ya·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3293 wood, forest, thicket |
| devoured | לֶאֱכֹ֣ל | le·’ĕ·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| more | וַיֶּ֤רֶב | way·ye·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| people | בָּעָ֔ם | bā·‘ām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| than | מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | mê·’ă·šer | Preposition-m; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the sword | הַחֶ֖רֶב | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 18:7 Proverbs 24:21
2 Samuel 18:8 Exodus 15:10 · Joshua 10:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.