Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 8:2 Interlinear
“And he smote And so the Moabites and measured line casting them down to the ground and measured even with two line he to put to death and with one full line to keep alive And so the Moabites became David's servants and brought gifts”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיַּ֣ךְ | H5221 | And he smote | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | מוֹאָב֙ | H4124 | And so the Moabites | moab, an incestuous son of lot; also his territory and descendants |
| 4 | וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד | H4058 | and measured | properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended |
| 5 | הַחֶ֖בֶל | H2256 | line | ruin |
| 6 | הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב | H7901 | casting them down | to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) |
| 7 | אוֹתָ֣ם | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | אַ֔רְצָה | H776 | to the ground | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 9 | וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד | H4058 | and measured | properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended |
| 10 | שְׁנֵֽי | H8147 | even with two | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 11 | הַחֶ֖בֶל | H2256 | line | ruin |
| 12 | לְהָמִ֔ית | H4191 | he to put to death | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
| 13 | וּמְלֹ֥א | H4393 | and with one full | fulness (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | הַחֶ֖בֶל | H2256 | line | ruin |
| 15 | לְהַֽחֲי֑וֹת | H2421 | to keep alive | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 16 | וַתְּהִ֤י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 17 | מוֹאָב֙ | H4124 | And so the Moabites | moab, an incestuous son of lot; also his territory and descendants |
| 18 | לְדָוִ֔ד | H1732 | became David's | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 19 | לַֽעֲבָדִ֖ים | H5650 | servants | a servant |
| 20 | נֹֽשְׂאֵ֥י | H5375 | and brought | to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative |
| 21 | מִנְחָֽה׃ | H4503 | gifts | a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) |
Verse Context
2 Samuel 8:1 And after smote them and David ...
2 Samuel 8:2 (current)And he smote And so the Moabites and measured line casting them down to the ground and measured even with two line he to put to death and with one full line to keep alive And so the Moabites became David's servants and brought gifts
2 Samuel 8:3smote David also Hadadezer the son of Rehob...