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2 Samuel 21:22

In 2 Samuel 21 of 2 Samuel.

These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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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).אַרְבַּ֥עַתarbaatfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “four”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH702fourfour.אֵ֛לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).יֻלְּד֥וּyuldvbearיָלַדverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…לְהָרָפָ֖הleharafahto the giantרָפָאpreposition, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “to the giant”, the ordinary formH7497a giantgiant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051 (בֵּית רָפָא).בְּגַ֑תbegatin Gathגַּתpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Gath”H1661Gath, a Philistine cityGath.וַיִּפְּל֥וּvayiplvand fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and fall”, the next action in the storyH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְיַדveyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […דָּוִ֖דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וּבְיַ֥דuveyadand in handיָדconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […עֲבָדָֽיוavadayvservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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American Standard Version (1901)

These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Young’s Literal Translation

these four have been born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

World English Bible

These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

Darby Translation

These four were born to Raphah, in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Douay-Rheims

These four were born of Arapha in Geth, and they fell by the hand of David, and of his servants.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

These four were born descendants of the giants in Geth, the family of Rapha; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ τέσσαρες οὗτοι ἐτέχθησαν ἀπόγονοι τῶν γιγάντων ἐν Γὲθ τῷ Ῥαφὰ οἶκος, καὶ ἔπεσαν ἐν χειρὶ Δαυὶδ, καὶ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ.

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