2 Samuel
2 Samuel 8:6
6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he | דָּוִ֤ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| placed | וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| garrisons | נְצִבִים֙ | nə·ṣi·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5333 pillar, prefect |
| in Aram | בַּאֲרַ֣ם | ba·’ă·ram | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| of Damascus | דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק | dam·me·śeq | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| and the Arameans | אֲרָם֙ | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| became | וַתְּהִ֤י | wat·tə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| subject | לַעֲבָדִ֖ים | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| to David | לְדָוִ֔ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and brought him | נוֹשְׂאֵ֣י | nō·wś·’ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| tribute | מִנְחָ֑ה | min·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| So the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| made David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| victorious | וַיֹּ֤שַׁע | way·yō·ša‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| wherever | בְּכֹ֖ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| he went | הָלָֽךְ׃ | hā·lāḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 8:14 · 2 Samuel 7:9 · Psalm 144:1–2 · Psalm 140:7 · 2 Chronicles 17:2 · Psalm 18:34–46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.