2 Samuel
2 Samuel 23:10
10but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but Eleazar | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| stood his ground | קָם֩ | qām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and struck | וַיַּ֨ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the Philistines | בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים | bap·pə·liš·tîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| until | עַ֣ד׀ | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| his hand | יָד֗וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| grew weary | יָגְעָ֣ה | yā·ḡə·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3021 toil, grow or be weary |
| and stuck | וַתִּדְבַּ֤ק | wat·tiḏ·baq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his sword | הַחֶ֔רֶב | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| brought about | וַיַּ֧עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a great | גְדוֹלָ֖ה | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| victory | תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה | tə·šū·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| that | הַה֑וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Then the troops | וְהָעָ֛ם | wə·hā·‘ām | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| returned | יָשֻׁ֥בוּ | yā·šu·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to him | אַחֲרָ֖יו | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| but only | אַךְ־ | ’aḵ- | Adverb | H389 surely |
| to plunder the dead | לְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ס | lə·p̄aš·šêṭ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.