Verse 17

{ "verseID": "2 Samuel.2.17", "source": "וַתְּהִ֧י הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה קָשָׁ֥ה עַד־מְאֹ֖ד בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף אַבְנֵר֙ וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃", "text": "*wə-təhî* the-*milḥāmâ* *qāšâ* until-*məʾōd* in-the-*yôm* the-*hû* and-*wayyinnāgep* *ʾabnēr* and-*ʾanšê* *yiśrāʾēl* before *ʿabdê* *dāwid*", "grammar": { "*wə-təhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and was/became", "*milḥāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular + definite article - the battle/war", "*qāšâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - hard/severe/fierce", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the day", "*hû*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that", "*wayyinnāgep*": "niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and was defeated/smitten", "*ʾabnēr*": "proper noun, masculine - Abner", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʿabdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - servants of", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David" }, "variants": { "*wə-təhî*": "and was/became/happened", "*milḥāmâ*": "battle/war/fighting", "*qāšâ*": "hard/severe/fierce/intense", "*məʾōd*": "very/exceedingly/intensely", "*wayyinnāgep*": "and was defeated/smitten/struck", "*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of/followers of", "*ʿabdê*": "servants of/slaves of/followers of" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 3:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.3.1", "source": "וַתְּהִ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ אֲרֻכָּ֔ה בֵּ֚ין בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וּבֵ֖ין בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד וְדָוִד֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ וְחָזֵ֔ק וּבֵ֥ית שָׁא֖וּל הֹלְכִ֥ים וְדַלִּֽים׃", "text": "*wā-tehî* the *milḥāmāh* *'ărūkkāh* between *bêt* *šā'ûl* and-between *bêt* *dāwid* and-*dāwid* *hōlēk* and-*ḥāzēq* and-*bêt* *šā'ûl* *hōlkîm* and-*dallîm*", "grammar": { "*wā-tehî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it was/became", "*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war/battle", "*'ărūkkāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - long/prolonged", "*bêt*": "construct noun, masculine singular - house of", "*šā'ûl*": "proper noun - Saul", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*hōlēk*": "qal participle, masculine singular - going/walking/advancing", "*ḥāzēq*": "adjective, masculine singular - strong/becoming stronger", "*hōlkîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - going/walking/becoming", "*dallîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - weak/becoming weaker" }, "variants": { "*wā-tehî*": "and it happened/and it continued", "*'ărūkkāh*": "prolonged/protracted/long-lasting", "*hōlēk*": "proceeding/advancing/growing/continuing", "*ḥāzēq*": "strong/powerful/growing stronger", "*dallîm*": "weak/feeble/growing weaker/diminishing" } }