2 Samuel 17:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

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 heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; 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 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 gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
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 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number 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 Benhadad 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 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 violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Ps 9:16 : 16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. 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 shall thy seed also be numbered.

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