2 Samuel 8:2 Hebrew Word Analysis
0 | And he smote | וַיַּ֣ךְ | h5221 |
1 | | אֶת | h853 |
16 | And so the Moabites | מוֹאָב֙ | h4124 |
8 | and measured | וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד | h4058 |
13 | line | הַחֶ֖בֶל | h2256 |
5 | casting them down | הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב | h7901 |
6 | | אוֹתָ֣ם | h853 |
7 | to the ground | אַ֔רְצָה | h776 |
8 | and measured | וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד | h4058 |
9 | even with two | שְׁנֵֽי | h8147 |
13 | line | הַחֶ֖בֶל | h2256 |
11 | he to put to death | לְהָמִ֔ית | h4191 |
12 | and with one full | וּמְלֹ֥א | h4393 |
13 | line | הַחֶ֖בֶל | h2256 |
14 | to keep alive | לְהַֽחֲי֑וֹת | h2421 |
15 | | וַתְּהִ֤י | h1961 |
16 | And so the Moabites | מוֹאָב֙ | h4124 |
17 | became David's | לְדָוִ֔ד | h1732 |
18 | servants | לַֽעֲבָדִ֖ים | h5650 |
19 | and brought | נֹֽשְׂאֵ֥י | h5375 |
20 | gifts | מִנְחָֽה׃ | h4503 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines he measured to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
World English Bible (WEB)
He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And he smiteth Moab, and measureth them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measureth two lines to put to death, and the fulness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are to David for servants, bearers of a present.