2 Samuel 17:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'This is my advice: Gather all Israel to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and you yourself lead them into battle.'

📖 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But I counsel{H3289} that all Israel{H3478} be gathered{H622} together{H622} unto thee, from Dan{H1835} even to Beer-sheba,{H884} as the sand{H2344} that is by the sea{H3220} for multitude;{H7230} and that thou go{H1980} to battle{H7128} in thine own person.{H6440}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore I counsel{H3289}{(H8804)} that all Israel{H3478} be generally{H622}{(H8736)} gathered{H622}{(H8735)} unto thee, from Dan{H1835} even to Beersheba{H884}, as the sand{H2344} that is by the sea{H3220} for multitude{H7230}; and that thou go{H1980}{(H8802)} to battle{H7128} in thine own person{H6440}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But this is my coucell, that thou gather together all Israel from Dan vnto Berseba in nombre as the sonde of the See, and go thou thine owne person amonge them,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore my counsell is, that all Israel be gathered vnto thee, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba as the sand of the sea in nomber, and that thou goe to battell in thine owne person.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore my counsell is, that al Israel be gathered vnto thee fro Dan to Beerseba, as the sande of the sea in numbre, and that thou go to battayle in thyne owne person.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `So that I have counselled: Let all Israel be diligently gathered unto thee, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, as the sand that `is' by the sea for multitude, and thou thyself art going in the midst;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But my suggestion is that all Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, comes together to you, a great army like the sands of the sea in number; and that you yourself go out among them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  My advice therefore is this: Let all Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba– in number like the sand by the sea!– be mustered to you, and you lead them personally into battle.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:17 : 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
• Josh 11:4 : 4 They came out with all their armies, a vast number of people as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a large number of horses and chariots.
• Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the Israelites went out, and the entire assembly came together as one man, from Dan to Beersheba and the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.
• 2 Sam 12:28 : 28 Now gather the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise, I will take the city, and it will be named after me.'
• 2 Sam 24:2 : 2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and enroll the people, so that I may know how many there are."
• 1 Kgs 4:20 : 20 Judah and Israel were numerous, as countless as the sand on the seashore. They ate, drank, and were joyful.
• 1 Kgs 20:10 : 10 Then Ben-Hadad sent another message: 'May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the dust of Samaria will suffice for even a handful for each of the people who follow me.'
• Ps 7:15-16 : 15 Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies. 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
• Ps 9:16 : 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.
• Gen 13:16 : 16 I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, your descendants could also be counted.