2 Samuel 10:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חֲזַ֤ק וְנִתְחַזַּק֙ בְּעַד־עַמֵּ֔נוּ וּבְעַ֖ד עָרֵ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַֽיהוָ֔ה יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

Transliteration

Be strong ḥăzaq and let us show ourselves strong wənitḥazzaq for-bəʿad-ʿammēnû and for-ûbəʿad cities-of ʿārê our-God ʾĕlōhênû and wayhwh let him do yaʿăśeh the-good haṭṭôb in-his-eyes bəʿênāyw.

Grammar Details

*ḥăzaq*: qal imperative ms - be strong
*wənitḥazzaq*: waw-conjunction with hithpael imperfect 1cp cohortative - and let us strengthen ourselves
*bəʿad-ʿammēnû*: preposition with masculine singular noun with 1cp suffix - for our people
*ûbəʿad*: conjunction with preposition - and for
*ʿārê*: feminine plural construct - cities of
*ʾĕlōhênû*: masculine plural noun with 1cp suffix - our God
*wayhwh*: conjunction with divine name - and YHWH
*yaʿăśeh*: qal imperfect 3ms jussive - may he do/let him do
*haṭṭôb*: definite article with masculine singular adjective - the good
*bəʿênāyw*: preposition with feminine dual noun with 3ms suffix - in his eyes

Word Meanings

*ḥăzaq*: be strong/be courageous
*wənitḥazzaq*: let us strengthen ourselves/let us be courageous
*bəʿad*: for/on behalf of

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Referenced Verses

Deut 31:6 : 6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
1 Sam 3:18 : 18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
1 Sam 4:9 : 9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
Judg 10:15 : 15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
Neh 4:14 : 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
Job 1:21 : 21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Josh 1:6-7 : 6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Josh 1:9 : 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
1 Sam 14:6 : 6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
1 Sam 14:12 : 12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
1 Sam 17:32 : 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
2 Sam 16:10-11 : 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
1 Chr 19:13 : 13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
2 Chr 32:7 : 7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
Heb 13:6 : 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Josh 1:18 : 18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Num 13:20 : 20 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

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