2 Samuel 20:15 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּh935
1and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֣רוּh6696
2עָלָ֗יוh5921
3him in Abelבְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙h59
4בֵּ֣יתh0
5of Bethmaachahהַֽמַּעֲכָ֔הh1038
6and they cast upוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּh8210
7a bankסֹֽלְלָה֙h5550
8אֶלh413
9against the cityהָעִ֔ירh5892
10and it stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דh5975
11in the trenchבַּחֵ֑לh2426
12וְכָלh3605
13and all the peopleהָעָם֙h5971
14אֲשֶׁ֣רh834
15אֶתh854
16that were with Joabיוֹאָ֔בh3097
17batteredמַשְׁחִיתִ֖םh7843
18to throw it downלְהַפִּ֥ילh5307
19the wallהַֽחוֹמָֽה׃h2346

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Joab and his men got him shut up in Abel of Beth-maacah, and put up an earthwork against the town: and all Joab's men did their best to get the wall broken down.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And they came and besieged him in Abel-Beth-Maacah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it was raised in the trench; and all the people that were with Joab sapped the wall, to throw it down.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

World English Bible (WEB)

They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and they go in and lay siege against him, in Abel of Beth-Maachah, and cast up a mount against the city, and it standeth in a trench, and all the people who are `are' with Joab are destroying, to cause the wall to fall.