2 Samuel 12:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶת־הָעָ֨ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֜הּ הוֹצִ֗יא וַיָּ֣שֶׂם בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל וּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣ת הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אוֹתָם֙ *במלכן **בַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ן וְכֵ֣ן יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֑וֹן וַיָּ֧שָׁב דָּוִ֛ד וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ פ

Transliteration

And wə- ʾēt-the-ʿām who-in-her he hôṣîʾ and-wə- he śîm with-the-məgērāh and-with-ḥărîṣê the-barzel and-with-magzərôt the-barzel and-wə- he heʿĕḇîr them with-the-malbēn and-thus he yaʿăśeh to-all ʿārê bənê-ʿAmmôn and-wə- he šāḇ Dāwid and-all-the-ʿām Yərûšālāim.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and (sequential narrative marker)
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*ʿām*: noun, masculine singular - people
*hôṣîʾ*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought out
*śîm*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - put/placed
*məgērāh*: noun, feminine singular - saw
*ḥărîṣê*: noun, masculine plural construct - harrows/threshing sledges of
*barzel*: noun, masculine singular - iron
*magzərôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - axes/cutting implements of
*heʿĕḇîr*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he made pass through/transferred
*malbēn*: noun, masculine singular - brick kiln/brick mold (textual variant noted in source)
*yaʿăśeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did/would do
*ʿārê*: noun, feminine plural construct - cities of
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*ʿAmmôn*: proper noun - Ammon
*šāḇ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - returned
*Yərûšālāim*: proper noun - Jerusalem

Word Meanings

*hôṣîʾ*: brought out/forced out/led out
*śîm*: put/assigned/subjected to
*məgērāh*: saw (for cutting)
*ḥărîṣê*: harrows/threshing sledges/iron picks
*magzərôt*: axes/cutting tools
*heʿĕḇîr*: made pass through/transferred/set to work at
*malbēn*: brick kiln/brick mold (textual note in original shows variant spelling)
*yaʿăśeh*: did/would do/dealt

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 20:3 : 3 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Ps 21:8-9 : 8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee. 9 Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.
Amos 1:3 : 3 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

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