2 Samuel

2 Samuel 23:12

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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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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