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2 Samuel 16:6

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

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וַיְסַקֵּ֤לvaysaqeland stoneסָקַלconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and stone”, the next action in the storyH5619properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)(cast, gather out, throw) stone(-s), [idiom] surely.בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙baavanimin stoneאֶבֶןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).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).דָּוִ֔דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עַבְדֵ֖יavdeservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.הַמֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.דָּוִ֑דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעָם֙haamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםhagiborimthe championגִּבּוֹרdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.מִימִינ֖וֹmiminvofrom rightיָמִיןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹumismolvoand from leftשְׂמֹאולconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and from left”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left handleft (hand, side).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he stoneth David with stones, and all the servants of king David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.

World English Bible

He cast stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

Darby Translation

and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

Douay-Rheims

And he threw stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people, and all the warriors walked on the right, and on the left side of the king.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on the right and left hand of the king.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ λιθάζων ἐν λίθοις τὸν Δαυὶδ, καὶ πάντας τοὺς παῖδας τοῦ βασιλέως Δαυίδ· καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἦν, καὶ πάντες οἱ δυνατοὶ, ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων τοῦ βασιλέως.