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וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvayivaatsand adviseיָעַץconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and advise”, the next action in the storyH3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolveadvertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).שָׂרָיו֙sarayvcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.וְגִבֹּרָ֔יוvegiborayvand championגִּבּוֹרconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and champion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.לִסְתּוֹם֙listomto secretסָתַםpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to secret”, the to-form of the verbH5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secretclosed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מֵימֵ֣יmeymewaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).הָעֲיָנ֔וֹתhaayanotthe eye , , -sightעַיִןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…מִח֣וּץmichutsfrom abroadחוּץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.לָעִ֑ירlairto cityעִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּvayazeruhvand helpעָזַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and help”, the next action in the storyH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him.
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American Standard Version (1901)
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him.
Young’s Literal Translation
and he taketh counsel with his heads and his mighty ones, to stop the waters of the fountains that [are] at the outside of the city — and they help him,
World English Bible
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city, and they helped him.
Darby Translation
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the fountains of waters that were outside the city; and they helped him.
Douay-Rheims
He took counsel with the princes, and the most valiant men, to stop up the heads of the springs, that were without the city: and as they were all of this mind,
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped him.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And he took counsel with his elders and his mighty men to stop the wells of water which were without the city: and they helped him.
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