2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:7
7There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day— twenty thousand men.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.