2 Samuel 8:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And he smoteוַיַּ֣ךְh5221
1אֶתh853
16And so the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙h4124
8and measuredוַיְמַדֵּ֤דh4058
13lineהַחֶ֖בֶלh2256
5casting them downהַשְׁכֵּ֣בh7901
6אוֹתָ֣םh853
7to the groundאַ֔רְצָהh776
8and measuredוַיְמַדֵּ֤דh4058
9even with twoשְׁנֵֽיh8147
13lineהַחֶ֖בֶלh2256
11he to put to deathלְהָמִ֔יתh4191
12and with one fullוּמְלֹ֥אh4393
13lineהַחֶ֖בֶלh2256
14to keep aliveלְהַֽחֲי֑וֹתh2421
15וַתְּהִ֤יh1961
16And so the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙h4124
17became David'sלְדָוִ֔דh1732
18servantsלַֽעֲבָדִ֖יםh5650
19and broughtנֹֽשְׂאֵ֥יh5375
20giftsמִנְחָֽה׃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.