2 Samuel
2 Samuel 23:21
21He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | וְהוּא־ | wə·hū- | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| also struck down | הִכָּה֩ | hik·kāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| an Egyptian | מִצְרִ֜י | miṣ·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4713 Mitsrite |
| a huge | מַרְאֶ֗ה | mar·’eh | Noun - masculine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| man | אִ֨ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| Although the Egyptian | הַמִּצְרִי֙ | ham·miṣ·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4713 Mitsrite |
| had a spear | חֲנִ֔ית | ḥă·nîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2595 spear |
| in his hand | וּבְיַ֤ד | ū·ḇə·yaḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Benaiah went against | וַיֵּ֥רֶד | way·yê·reḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| him | אֵלָ֖יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| with a club | בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט | baš·šā·ḇeṭ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| snatched | וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל | way·yiḡ·zōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1497 tear away, seize, rob |
| the spear | הַחֲנִית֙ | ha·ḥă·nîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2595 spear |
| from | הַמִּצְרִ֔י | ham·miṣ·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4713 Mitsrite |
| hand | מִיַּ֣ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| and killed | וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ | way·ya·har·ḡê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| with his own spear | בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ | ba·ḥă·nî·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2595 spear |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.