1 Kings 11:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֗י בִּֽהְי֤וֹת דָּוִד֙ אֶת־אֱד֔וֹם בַּעֲל֗וֹת יוֹאָב֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א לְקַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַחֲלָלִ֑ים וַיַּ֥ךְ כָּל־זָכָ֖ר בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

And-wayehī when-bihyōt Dāwid ʾet-ʾĔdōm, when-baʿălōt Yōʾāḇ sar the-tsāḇāʾ to-qabbēr ʾet-the-ḥălālīm; and-wayyak all-zākhār in-ʾĔdōm.

Grammar Details

*wayehī*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
*bihyōt*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - when was
*Dāwid*: proper noun, masculine - David
*ʾet*: preposition - with/against
*ʾĔdōm*: proper noun - Edom
*baʿălōt*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - when went up
*Yōʾāḇ*: proper noun, masculine - Joab
*sar*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - commander of
*tsāḇāʾ*: article + noun, masculine, singular, absolute - the army
*qabbēr*: verb, piel infinitive construct - to bury
*ḥălālīm*: article + noun, masculine, plural, absolute - the slain
*wayyak*: verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he struck
*zākhār*: noun, masculine, singular - male

Word Meanings

*bihyōt* *Dāwid* *ʾet*-*ʾĔdōm*: when David was with/against Edom/when David fought Edom
*ḥălālīm*: slain/corpses/fallen in battle
*wayyak*: struck/defeated/killed

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 8:14 : 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
1 Chr 18:12-13 : 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
Deut 20:13 : 13 and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
Ps 60:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand. O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.
Ps 108:10 : 10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who hath led me unto Edom?
Mal 1:2-3 : 2 I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob; 3 but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
Gen 25:23 : 23 And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.
Gen 27:40 : 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.
Num 24:18-19 : 18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly. 19 And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.
Num 31:17 : 17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

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