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2 Samuel 5:9 Interlinear

“dwelt And David in the fort and called it the city And David built And David round about from Millo and inward”

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2 Samuel 5 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב	H3427	dwelt	properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
2	דָּוִד֙	H1732	And David	david, the youngest son of jesse
3	בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה	H4686	in the fort	a fastness
4	וַיִּקְרָא	H7121	and called	to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
5	לָ֖הּ	H0
6	עִ֣יר	H5892	it the city	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
7	דָּוִד֙	H1732	And David	david, the youngest son of jesse
8	וַיִּ֤בֶן	H1129	built	to build (literally and figuratively)
9	דָּוִד֙	H1732	And David	david, the youngest son of jesse
10	סָבִ֔יב	H5439	round about	(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
11	מִן	H4480		properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
12	הַמִּלּ֖וֹא	H4407	from Millo	a rampart (as filled in), i.e., the citadel
13	וָבָֽיְתָה׃	H1004	and inward	a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

2 Samuel 5:9 (current)dwelt And David in the fort and called it the city And David built And David round about from Millo and inward