King James Version

2 Samuel 22:13

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

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מִנֹּ֖גַהּminogahfrom brightנֹגַהּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from bright”, the ordinary formH5051brilliancy (literally or figuratively)bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.נֶגְדּ֑וֹnegdvoagainstנֶגֶדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5048a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or beforeabout, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.בָּעֲר֖וּbaarvbe brutishבָּעַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be brutish”, a completed actionH1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutishbe brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.גַּחֲלֵיgachalecoalגֶּחֶלnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “coal”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1513an ember(burning) coal.אֵֽשׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!

World English Bible

At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.

Darby Translation

From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.

Douay-Rheims

By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ τοῦ φέγγους ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ἐξεκαύθησαν ἄνθρακες πυρός.