2 Samuel

2 Samuel 8:16

¹⁶Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joab	וְיוֹאָ֥ב	wə·yō·w·’āḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Zeruiah	צְרוּיָ֖ה	ṣə·rū·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6870 Tserujah
was over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the army	הַצָּבָ֑א	haṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
Jehoshaphat	וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט	wî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahilud	אֲחִיל֖וּד	’ă·ḥî·lūḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H286 Achilud
the recorder	מַזְכִּֽיר׃	maz·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H2142 remember

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.