2 Samuel 17:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י יָעַ֗צְתִּי הֵ֠אָסֹף יֵאָסֵ֨ף עָלֶ֤יךָ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וּפָנֶ֥יךָ הֹלְכִ֖ים בַּקְרָֽב׃

Transliteration

For yāʿaṣtî that hēʾāsōp̄ yēʾāsēp̄ unto you all Yiśrāʾēl from Dān even to Bəʾēr Šeḇaʿ, like the kaḥôl which is upon the hayyām in lārōḇ; and your p̄ānêḵā hōləḵîm in the baqqərāḇ.

Grammar Details

*yāʿaṣtî*: perfect, 1st singular, qal - I advise
*hēʾāsōp̄* *yēʾāsēp̄*: infinitive absolute + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, niphal - be surely gathered
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*Dān*: proper noun - Dan
*Bəʾēr Šeḇaʿ*: proper noun - Beer-sheba
*kaḥôl*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - like the sand
*hayyām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea
*lārōḇ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - for multitude
*p̄ānêḵā*: noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face
*hōləḵîm*: participle, masculine plural, qal - going
*baqqərāḇ*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the battle

Word Meanings

*yāʿaṣtî*: I advise/counsel/recommend
*hēʾāsōp̄* *yēʾāsēp̄*: be surely gathered/completely assembled/thoroughly collected
*kaḥôl* *hayyām*: like the sand of the sea/as the seashore sand
*lārōḇ*: in multitude/in abundance/numerous
*p̄ānêḵā* *hōləḵîm*: your face going/you personally leading/your presence going
*baqqərāḇ*: in the battle/in the midst/in the combat

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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:17 : 17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Josh 11:4 : 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the {H3220} sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.
2 Sam 12:28 : 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
2 Sam 24:2 : 2 And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.
1 Kgs 4:20 : 20 Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
1 Kgs 20:10 : 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Ps 9:16 : 16 Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. {H1902} Selah}
Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered.

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