2 Samuel 10:6
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men. | When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob. | And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they saw | וַיִּרְאוּ֙ | vai-yir-'U | H7200G | to see: seeרָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) … |
| [the] people of | בְּנֵ֣י | be-NEI | H1121G | No entry |
| Ammon | עַמּ֔וֹן | a-MON | H5983 | Hamהָ֑ם (ham) Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt" the place where Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan; site uncertain Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983) |
| that | כִּ֥י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| they had made themselves odious | נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ | niv-'a-SHU | H0887 | badבִּאישׁ (bi.ush) evil, bad, be evil Aramaic of ba.ash (בָּאַשׁ "to stink" H0887) |
| with David | בְּדָוִ֑ד | be-da-VID | H1732 | Davidדָּוִד (da.vid) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); brother of: Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684) and Elihu (H0453J); married to Michal (H4324), Abigail (H0026), Ahinoam (H0293H), Maacah (H4601I), Haggith (H2294), Abital (H0037), Eglah (H5698) and Bathsheba (H1339); … |
| and they sent | וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ | vai-yish-le-CHU | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| [the] people of | בְנֵֽי־ | ve-nei- | H1121G | No entry |
| Ammon | עַמּ֡וֹן | a-MON | H5983 | Hamהָ֑ם (ham) Ham = "hot" or "sunburnt" the place where Chedorlaomer and his allies smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan; site uncertain Another name of am.mon (עַמּוֹן "Ammon" H5983) |
| and they hired | וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ | vai-yis-ke-RU | H7936B | to hireסָכַר (sa.khar) 1) to hire 1a) (Qal) to hire |
| Aram | אֲרַ֨ם | 'a-RAM | H0758I | Syriaאֲרָם (a.ram) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" Aram or Syrian nation |
| Beth | בֵּית־ | beit- | H1050 | Beth-rehobבֵּית־רְחוֹב (bet re.chov) Beth-rehob = "house of the street" a place in Dan on road to Hamath Also named: re.chov (רְחוֹב "Rehob" H7340K) |
| Rehob | רְח֜וֹב | re-CHOV | H1050 | Beth-rehobבֵּית־רְחוֹב (bet re.chov) Beth-rehob = "house of the street" a place in Dan on road to Hamath Also named: re.chov (רְחוֹב "Rehob" H7340K) |
| Aram | אֲרַ֣ם | 'a-RAM | H0758I | Syriaאֲרָם (a.ram) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" Aram or Syrian nation |
| Zobah | צוֹבָ֗א | tzo-VA' | H6678G | (Zobah)-Hamathחֲמָת (cha.mat) Hamath = "fortress" the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes Combined with tso.va (צוֹבָא "Zobah" H6678) |
| twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֥ים | 'es-RIM | H6242 | twentyעֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) twenty, twentieth Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243) |
| thousand | אֶ֙לֶף֙ | 'e-lef | H0505G | thousandאֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) : thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops |
| foot soldier[s] | רַגְלִ֔י | rag-LI | H7273 | on footרַגְלִי (rag.li) 1) on foot 1a) man on foot, footman, foot soldier |
| [the] king of | מֶ֤לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Maacah | מַֽעֲכָה֙ | ma-'a-KHAH | H4601R | Maacahמַעֲכָה (ma.a.khah) Maachah = "oppression" a city with a king that continued within Israel Also named: ma.a.kha.ti (מַעֲכָתִי "Maacathite" H4602) |
| one thousand | אֶ֣לֶף | 'E-lef | H0505G | thousandאֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) : thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops |
| man | אִ֔ישׁ | 'Ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| and [the] man of | וְאִ֣ישׁ | ve-'ISH | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| Tob | ט֔וֹב | Tov | H2897 | Tobטוֹב (tov) § Tob = "good" a region east of the Jordan, north or northeast of Gilead, probably Aramean, location uncertain |
| two [plus] | שְׁנֵים־ | she-neim- | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| ten | עָשָׂ֥ר | 'a-SAR | H6240 | tenעָשָׂר (a.sar) 1) ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers) 1a) used only in combination to make the numbers 11-19 |
| thousand | אֶ֖לֶף | 'E-lef | H0505G | thousandאֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) : thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops |
| man | אִֽישׁ׃ | 'Ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.