2 Samuel 8:4

David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
2 Samuel 8:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּלְכֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֜ד מִמֶּ֗נּוּ אֶ֤לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת֙ פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מֵ֥אָה רָֽכֶב׃

  1. וַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvai.yil.Kod“and he captured”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
  2. דָּוִ֜דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. מִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nu“from him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  4. אֶ֤לֶף'E.lef“one thousand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  5. וּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-“and seven”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  6. מֵאוֹת֙me.'Ot“hundred<s>”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  7. פָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.Shim“horsemen”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּרָשׁ · “horseman” · Strong's H6571B
  8. וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rim“and twenty”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
  9. אֶ֖לֶף'E.lef“thousand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  10. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  11. רַגְלִ֑יrag.Li“on foot”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַגְלִי · “on foot” · Strong's H7273
  12. וַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.Ker“and he hamstrung”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עִקֵּר · “to hamstring” · Strong's H6131B
  13. דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. הָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khev“the chariotry”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  17. וַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.Ter“and he left”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָתַר · “to remain” · Strong's H3498
  18. מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nu“of it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  19. מֵ֥אָהMe.'ah“one hundred”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  20. רָֽכֶב׃Ra.khev“chariot[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)