Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 11:23 Interlinear

said And the messenger unto David prevailed against us and came out unto us into the field and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2הַמַּלְאָךְ֙H4397And the messengera messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4דָּוִ֔דH1732unto Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
5כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
6גָבְר֤וּH1396prevailedto be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
7עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
9וַיֵּֽצְא֥וּH3318against us and came outto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
10אֵלֵ֖ינוּH413near, with or among; often in general, to
11הַשָּׂדֶ֑הH7704unto us into the fielda field (as flat)
12וַנִּֽהְיֶ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
13עֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
14עַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
15פֶּ֥תַחH6607and we were upon them even unto the enteringan opening (literally), i.e., door (gate) or entrance way
16הַשָּֽׁעַר׃H8179of the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate

Verse Context

2 Samuel 11:22 So the messenger and came and shewed David ...
2 Samuel 11:23 (current)said And the messenger unto David prevailed against us and came out unto us into the field and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate
2 Samuel 11:24And the shooters And the shooters and thy servant from off the wall...

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