2 Samuel 10:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob, along with the men of Tob and Maacah, were stationed by themselves in the open field.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה פֶּ֣תַח הַשָּׁ֑עַר וַאֲרַ֨ם צוֹבָ֤א וּרְחוֹב֙ וְאִֽישׁ־ט֣וֹב וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה לְבַדָּ֖ם בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyēṣəʾû bənê ʿammôn and wayyaʿarkû milḥāmāh petaḥ the-haššāʿar and waʾăram ṣôbāʾ and-ûrəḥôb and-wəʾîš-ṭôb and-ûmaʿăkāh ləbaddām in-the-baśśādeh.

Grammar Details

• *wayyēṣəʾû*: waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3mp - and they came out
• *bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
• *ʿammôn*: proper name - Ammon
• *wayyaʿarkû*: waw-consecutive with qal imperfect 3mp - and they arranged/set in order
• *milḥāmāh*: feminine singular noun - battle/war
• *petaḥ*: masculine singular construct - entrance of
• *haššāʿar*: definite article with masculine singular noun - the gate
• *waʾăram*: conjunction with proper name - and Aram
• *ṣôbāʾ*: proper name - Zobah
• *ûrəḥôb*: conjunction with proper name - and Rehob
• *wəʾîš-ṭôb*: conjunction with construct phrase - and men of Tob
• *ûmaʿăkāh*: conjunction with proper name - and Maacah
• *ləbaddām*: preposition with noun with 3mp suffix - by themselves/alone
• *baśśādeh*: preposition with definite article and masculine singular noun - in the field

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿarkû*: they arranged/they set in order/they drew up in battle array
• *ləbaddām*: by themselves/alone/separately

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the children of Ammon wente forth, and prepared them selues to ye battayll before the intraunce of the gate. But the Siryans of Soba, of Rehob, of Istob and of Maecha were alone in the felde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the children of Ammon came out, & put their armie in araye at the entring in of the gate: and the Aramites of Zoba, and of Rehob, and of Ish-tob, & of Maacah were by themselues in the fielde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put their armie in aray at the entring in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, of Rehob, Istob, and Maacha, were by them selues in the fielde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, `are' by themselves in the field;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 10:6 : 6 When the Ammonites realized they had become odious to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-Rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
• 1 Chr 19:7 : 7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his troops, who came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonites also gathered from their cities and came out for battle.
• Num 13:21 : 21 So they went up and explored the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.
• Josh 19:28 : 28 It included Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as great Sidon.
• Judg 1:31 : 31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.