2 Samuel

2 Samuel 23:20

²⁰And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor^h from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two championsⁱ of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

Footnotes

h 23:20 Or Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of Ishhai
i 23:20 Or two sons of Ariel

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Benaiah	וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ	ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1141 Benajah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jehoiada	יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע	yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
a man	אִֽישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of valor	חַי	ḥay	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
from Kabzeel	מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל	miq·qaḇ·ṣə·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6909 Kabtseel
a man of many	רַב־	raḇ-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
exploits	פְּעָלִ֖ים	pə·‘ā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6467 doing, deed, work
struck down	הִכָּ֗ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
two	שְׁנֵ֤י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
champions	אֲרִאֵל֙	’ă·ri·’êl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H739 Ariel
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and on a snowy	הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃	haš·šā·leḡ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7950 snow
day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
he	וְ֠הוּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
went down	יָרַ֞ד	yā·raḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
into	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
a pit	הַבֹּ֖אר	hab·bōr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
and killed	וְהִכָּ֧ה	wə·hik·kāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
a lion	הָאֲרִיַּה	hå̄·ʾă·rī·yah	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion

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2 Samuel 8:18 · Joshua 15:21 · 2 Samuel 20:23 · 1 Chronicles 11:22–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.