2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:6–7

⁶Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”

⁷Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

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2 Samuel 5:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the king	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and his men	וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙	wa·’ă·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
marched	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Jebusites	הַיְבֻסִ֖י	hay·ḇu·sî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
who inhabited	יוֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
The Jebusites said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to David	לְדָוִ֤ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
You will never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
get in	תָב֣וֹא	ṯā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
here	הֵ֔נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
Even	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the blind	הַעִוְרִ֤ים	ha·‘iw·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H5787 blind
and lame	וְהַפִּסְחִים֙	wə·hap·pis·ḥîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6455 lame
can repel you	הֱסִֽירְךָ֗	hĕ·sî·rə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
For they thought	לֵאמֹר֙	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
get in	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
here	הֵֽנָּה׃	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither

2 Samuel 5:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nevertheless	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
captured	וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד	way·yil·kōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the fortress	מְצֻדַ֣ת	mə·ṣu·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4686 net, capture, fastness
of Zion	צִיּ֑וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
that is	הִ֖יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
the City	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of David	דָּוִֽד׃	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 5:6 Judges 1:8 · Joshua 15:63 · 1 Chronicles 11:4–9 · Joshua 18:28 · Judges 1:21 · Jeremiah 37:10

2 Samuel 5:7 1 Kings 2:10 · 2 Samuel 6:12 · 2 Samuel 6:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.