2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:43

⁴³I ground them as the dust of the earth;

I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I ground them	וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם	wə·’eš·ḥā·qêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7833 rub away, beat fine, pulverize
as the dust	כַּעֲפַר־	ka·‘ă·p̄ar-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of the earth	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
I crushed	אֲדִקֵּ֖ם	’ă·ḏiq·qêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H1854 crush, pulverise, thresh; be fine
and trampled them	אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃	’er·qā·‘êm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7554 beat, stamp, beat out, spread out
like mud	כְּטִיט־	kə·ṭîṭ-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2916 mud, mire, clay
in the streets	חוּצ֥וֹת	ḥū·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H2351 the outside

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.