2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:8

⁸On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.^a” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”

Footnotes

a 5:8 Or who are enemies of David

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֗וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Whoever attacks	מַכֵּ֤ה	mak·kêh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5221 smite
the Jebusites	יְבֻסִי֙	yə·ḇu·sî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
must use the water shaft	בַּצִּנּ֔וֹר	baṣ·ṣin·nō·wr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6794 pipe, spout, conduit
to reach	וְיִגַּ֣ע	wə·yig·ga‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
the lame	הַפִּסְחִים֙	hap·pis·ḥîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6455 lame
and blind	הַ֣עִוְרִ֔ים	ha·‘iw·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H5787 blind
who are despised	שָׂנְאוּ	śå̄·nə·ʾū	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H8130 hate
by David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
That is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
it is said	יֹֽאמְר֔וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
The blind	עִוֵּ֣ר	‘iw·wêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H5787 blind
and the lame	וּפִסֵּ֔חַ	ū·p̄is·sê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame
will never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
enter	יָב֖וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the palace	הַבָּֽיִת׃	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.