The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.2 Samuel 2:17
Original language and places
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)
וַתְּהִ֧י הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה קָשָׁ֥ה עַד־מְאֹ֖ד בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף אַבְנֵר֙ וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃
- וַתְּהִ֧יva.te.Hi“and it was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.Mah“the battle”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
- קָשָׁ֥הka.Shah“severe”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from קָשֶׁה · “severe” · Strong's H7186
- עַד־'ad-“up to”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- מְאֹ֖דme.'Od“muchness”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
- בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yom“on the day”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- הַה֑וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- וַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gef“and he was defeated”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַף · “to strike” · Strong's H5062
- אַבְנֵר֙'av.Ner“Abner”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִינֵר · “Abner” · Strong's H0074
- וְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.Shei“and [the] men of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- עַבְדֵ֥י'av.Dei“[the] servants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- דָוִֽד׃da.Vid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)