2 Samuel

2 Samuel 8:18

¹⁸Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

and David’s sons were priestly leaders.^j

Footnotes

j 8:18 Literally priests, or possibly chief officials; see LXX, Targum Yonaton, and 1 Chronicles 18:17|1CH 18:17.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Benaiah	וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙	ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1141 Benajah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jehoiada	יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע	yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
the Cherethites	וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י	wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3774 Kerethites
and Pelethites	וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י	wə·hap·pə·lê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6432 courier, official messenger
and David’s	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
sons	וּבְנֵ֥י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
were	הָיֽוּ׃פ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
priestly leaders	כֹּהֲנִ֥ים	kō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.