2 Samuel

2 Samuel 6:7–8

7And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence,f and he died there beside the ark of God.

8Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah,g as it is called to this day.

Footnotes

  • f 6:7 MT; DSS for this
  • g 6:8 Perez-uzzah means outbreak against Uzzah.

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2 Samuel 6:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the angerאַ֤ף’ap̄Noun - masculine singular constructH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
burnedוַיִּֽחַר־way·yi·ḥar-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbə·‘uz·zāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5798 Uzza, Uzzah
and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
struck him downוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּway·yak·kê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
on the spotשָׁ֛םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
forעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his irreverenceהַשַּׁ֑לhaš·šalArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7944 fault
and he diedוַיָּ֣מָתway·yā·māṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
thereשָׁ֔םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
besideעִ֖ם‘imPrepositionH5973 with
the arkאֲר֥וֹן’ă·rō·wnNoun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God

2 Samuel 6:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Davidלְדָוִ֔דlə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
became angryוַיִּ֣חַרway·yi·ḥarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled
becauseעַל֩‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had burst forthפָּרַ֧ץpā·raṣVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6555 break through
against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbə·‘uz·zāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5798 Uzza, Uzzah
So he namedוַיִּקְרָ֞אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
thatהַהוּא֙ha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
placeלַמָּק֤וֹםlam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
Perez-uzzahעֻזָּ֔ה‘uz·zāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH6560 Perets-Uzza
as it isעַ֖ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
thisהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayהַיּ֥וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

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2 Samuel 6:7 1 Samuel 6:19 · 1 Chronicles 15:13 · 1 Chronicles 13:10 · 1 Chronicles 15:2 · Leviticus 10:1–3 · 1 Corinthians 11:30–32

2 Samuel 6:8 1 Chronicles 13:11–12 · Jonah 4:9 · Jonah 4:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.