2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:6

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.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙wa·’ă·nā·šāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH582 man, mankind
marchedוַיֵּ֨לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
againstאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the Jebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay·ḇu·sîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
who inhabitedיוֹשֵׁ֣בyō·wō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
The Jebusites saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to Davidלְדָוִ֤דlə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
You will neverלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
get inתָב֣וֹאṯā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
hereהֵ֔נָּהhên·nāhAdverbH2008 hither
Evenכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the blindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha·‘iw·rîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH5787 blind
and lameוְהַפִּסְחִים֙wə·hap·pis·ḥîmConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine pluralH6455 lame
can repel youהֱסִֽירְךָ֗hĕ·sî·rə·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
For they thoughtלֵאמֹר֙lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Davidדָוִ֖דḏā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
cannotלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
get inיָב֥וֹאyā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
hereהֵֽנָּה׃hên·nāhAdverbH2008 hither

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.