2 Samuel 18:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַתְּהִי	h1961
1		שָׁ֧ם	h8033
2	For the battle	הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה	h4421
3	was there scattered	נָפ֖צֶוֹת	h6327
4		עַל	h5921
5	over the face	פְּנֵ֣י	h6440
6		כָל	h3605
7	of all the country	הָאָ֑רֶץ	h776
8	more	וַיֶּ֤רֶב	h7235
9	and the wood	הַיַּ֙עַר֙	h3293
13	devoured	אָֽכְלָ֛ה	h398
11	people	בָּעָ֔ם	h5971
12		מֵֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר	h834
13	devoured	אָֽכְלָ֛ה	h398
14	than the sword	הַחֶ֖רֶב	h2719
15	that day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	h3117
16		הַהֽוּא׃	h1931

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

World English Bible (WEB)

For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day.