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2 Samuel 18:7

There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.
2 Samuel 18:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ שָׁם֙ עַ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה גְדוֹלָ֛ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃

  1. וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּvai.yi.Na.ge.fu“and they were defeated”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַף · “to strike” · Strong's H5062
  2. שָׁם֙sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  3. עַ֣ם'am“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “soldiers” · Strong's H5971K
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  6. עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei“[the] servants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  7. דָוִ֑דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  8. וַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. שָׁ֞םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  10. הַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.Fah“the slaughter”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַגֵּפָה · “plague” · Strong's H4046
  11. גְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.Lah“great”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  12. בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yom“on the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  13. הַה֖וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  14. עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.Rim“twenty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
  15. אָֽלֶף׃'A.lef“thousand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)