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2 Samuel 8:6

Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
2 Samuel 8:6
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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)

וַיָּ֨שֶׂם דָּוִ֤ד נְצִבִים֙ בַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַתְּהִ֤י אֲרָם֙ לְדָוִ֔ד לַעֲבָדִ֖ים נוֹשְׂאֵ֣י מִנְחָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤שַׁע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃

  1. וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.sem“and he put”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  2. דָּוִ֤דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. נְצִבִים֙ne.tzi.Vim“garrisons”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נְצִיב · “garrison” · Strong's H5333
  4. בַּאֲרַ֣םba.'a.Ram“in Aram”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָם · “Syria” · Strong's H0758I
  5. דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sek“Damascus”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק · “Damascus” · Strong's H1834
  6. וַתְּהִ֤יva.te.Hi“and it became”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. אֲרָם֙'a.Ram“Aram”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָם · “Syria” · Strong's H0758I
  8. לְדָוִ֔דle.da.Vid“of David”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  9. לַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.Dim“<into> servants”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  10. נוֹשְׂאֵ֣יnos.'Ei“bearing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from נָשָׂא · “bear” · Strong's H5375H
  11. מִנְחָ֑הmin.Chah“<of> tribute”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִנְחָה · “tribute” · Strong's H4503I
  12. וַיֹּ֤שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'“and he gave victory to”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  13. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. דָּוִ֔דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  16. בְּכֹ֖לbe.Khol“in every”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“where”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  18. הָלָֽךְ׃ha.Lakh“he went”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
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)