2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:14–17

14Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.”

“Let them get up,” Joab replied.

15So they got up and were counted off — twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 16Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.c

17The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

Footnotes

  • c 2:16 Helkath-hazzurim means the Field of Swords.

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2 Samuel 2:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙’aḇ·nêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH74 Abner
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Joabיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
Let us have the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםhan·nə·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5288 a shaking, scattering
get upיָק֤וּמוּyā·qū·mūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6965 arise, stand up, stand
and competeוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּwî·śa·ḥă·qūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7832 laugh
before usלְפָנֵ֑ינוּlə·p̄ā·nê·nūPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH6440 face, before
Let them get upיָקֻֽמוּ׃yā·qu·mūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6965 arise, stand up, stand
Joabיוֹאָ֖בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say

2 Samuel 2:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So they got upוַיָּקֻ֖מוּway·yā·qu·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6965 arise, stand up, stand
and were counted offבְמִסְפָּ֑רḇə·mis·pārPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH4557 number, tale
twelveשְׁנֵ֧יםšə·nêmNumber - mdH8147 two
for Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןlə·ḇin·yā·minPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1144 Binjamin
and Ish-boshethבֹּ֙שֶׁת֙bō·šeṯConjunctive waw, Preposition; Noun - proper - masculine singularH378 Ishbosheth
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Saulשָׁא֔וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥יםū·šə·nêmConjunctive waw; Number - mdH8147 two
for Davidדָוִֽד׃ḏā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David

2 Samuel 2:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then each manאִ֣ישׁ׀’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
grabbedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּway·ya·ḥă·zi·qūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
his opponentרֵעֵ֗הוּrê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
by the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbə·rōšPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
and thrust his swordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙wə·ḥar·bōwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2719 sword
into his opponent’sרֵעֵ֔הוּrê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
sideבְּצַ֣דbə·ṣaḏPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH6654 side
and they all fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּway·yip·pə·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5307 fall, lie
togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyaḥ·dāwAdverbH3162 unitedness
So thisהַה֔וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
placeלַמָּק֣וֹםlam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
is in Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1391 Gibon
is calledוַיִּקְרָא֙way·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Helkath-hazzurimהַצֻּרִ֖יםhaṣ·ṣu·rîmNoun - proper - feminine singularH2521 Chelkath Hats-tsurim

2 Samuel 2:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
thatהַה֑וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
wasוַתְּהִ֧יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
intenseקָשָׁ֥הqā·šāhAdjective - feminine singularH7186 hard, severe
and Abnerאַבְנֵר֙’aḇ·nêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH74 Abner
and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יwə·’an·šêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
were defeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףway·yin·nā·ḡep̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5062 strike, smite
byלִפְנֵ֖יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י‘aḇ·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH5650 slave, servant
of Davidדָוִֽד׃ḏā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David

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