2 Samuel 8
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיַּ֣ךְand he defeatedאֶת־obj.מוֹאָ֗בMoabוַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤םand he measured off themבַּחֶ֙בֶל֙with the measuring-lineהַשְׁכֵּ֣בhe made lie downאוֹתָ֣םobj. themאַ֔רְצָהthe ground towardsוַיְמַדֵּ֤דand he measured offשְׁנֵֽי־twoחֲבָלִים֙measuring-linesלְהָמִ֔יתto put to deathוּמְלֹ֥אand the fullness ofהַחֶ֖בֶלthe measuring-lineלְהַחֲי֑וֹתto let liveוַתְּהִ֤יand it becameמוֹאָב֙Moabלְדָוִ֔דof Davidלַעֲבָדִ֖יםinto servantsנֹשְׂאֵ֥יbearingמִנְחָֽה׃of tribute
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וַיִּלְכֹּ֨דand he capturedדָּוִ֜דDavidמִמֶּ֗נּוּfrom himאֶ֤לֶףone thousandוּשְׁבַע־and sevenמֵאוֹת֙hundredsפָּרָשִׁ֔יםhorsemenוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםand twentyאֶ֖לֶףthousandאִ֣ישׁmanרַגְלִ֑יon footוַיְעַקֵּ֤רand he hamstrungדָּוִד֙Davidאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהָרֶ֔כֶבthe chariotryוַיּוֹתֵ֥רand he leftמִמֶּ֖נּוּof itמֵ֥אָהone hundredרָֽכֶב׃chariots
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentתֹּ֣עִיToiאֶת־obj.יֽוֹרָם־Joramבְּנ֣וֹson hisאֶל־toהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־the kingדָּ֠וִדDavidלִשְׁאָל־to askל֨וֹof the himלְשָׁל֜וֹםto welfareוּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹand to bless himעַל֩onאֲשֶׁ֨רthatנִלְחַ֤םhe had waged warבַּהֲדַדְעֶ֙זֶר֙against Hadadezerוַיַּכֵּ֔הוּand he had defeated himכִּי־forאִ֛ישׁthe man ofמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתthe wars ofתֹּ֖עִיToiהָיָ֣הhe wasהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרHadadezerוּבְיָד֗וֹand in hand hisהָי֛וּthey wereכְּלֵֽי־articles ofכֶ֥סֶףsilverוּכְלֵֽי־and articles ofזָהָ֖בgoldוּכְלֵ֥יand articles ofנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃bronze
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