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2 Samuel 8:1

Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel 8:1
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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)

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־מֶ֥תֶג הָאַמָּ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

  1. וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. אַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-“after”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  3. כֵ֔ןKhen“thus”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  4. וַיַּ֥ךְvai.Yakh“and he defeated”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  5. דָּוִ֛דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  8. וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'Em“and he subdued them”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כָּנַע · “be humble” · Strong's H3665
  9. וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kach“and he took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  10. דָּוִ֛דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. מֶ֥תֶגMe.teg“Metheg-”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה · “Metheg-ammah” · Strong's H4965
  13. הָאַמָּ֖הha.'a.Mah“<the> -ammah”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה · “Metheg-ammah” · Strong's H4965
  14. מִיַּ֥דmi.Yad“from [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  15. פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)