2 Samuel

2 Samuel 23:11–12

¹¹And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them. ¹²But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

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2 Samuel 23:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And after him	וְאַחֲרָ֛יו	wə·’a·ḥă·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
was Shammah	שַׁמָּ֥א	šam·mā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8037 Shamma
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Agee	אָגֵ֖א	’ā·ḡê	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H89 Age
the Hararite	הָרָרִ֑י	hā·rā·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2043
When the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
had banded together	וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ	way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
near	לַחַיָּ֗ה	la·ḥay·yāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3896 Lechi
a field	חֶלְקַ֤ת	ḥel·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2513 portion
full of	מְלֵאָ֣ה	mə·lê·’āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H4392 full
lentils	עֲדָשִׁ֔ים	‘ă·ḏā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5742 lentil
troops	וְהָעָ֥ם	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
fled	נָ֖ס	nās	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
from	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before

2 Samuel 23:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב	way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
in the middle	בְּתוֹךְ־	bə·ṯō·wḵ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the field	הַֽחֶלְקָה֙	ha·ḥel·qāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2513 portion
defended it	וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ	way·yaṣ·ṣî·le·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
and struck down	וַיַּ֖ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
So the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
brought about	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a great	גְדוֹלָֽה׃ס	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
victory	תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה	tə·šū·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation

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2 Samuel 23:11 1 Chronicles 11:13–14 · 1 Chronicles 11:27 · 2 Samuel 23:33

2 Samuel 23:12 Proverbs 21:31 · 2 Samuel 23:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.