King James Version

2 Samuel 22:15

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvayishlachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…חִצִּ֖יםchitsimarrowחֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “arrow”, the ordinary formH2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.וַיְפִיצֵ֑םvayfitsemand disperseפּוּץconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and disperse”, the next action in the storyH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.בָּרָ֖קbaraqlightningבָּרָקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lightning”, the ordinary formH1300lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing swordbright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.ויהמםvyhmmand destroyהָמַםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and destroy”, the next action in the storyH2000properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroybreak, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.וַיָּהֹֽםvayahomand destroyהָמַםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and destroy”, the next action in the storyH2000properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroybreak, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;

World English Bible

He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning and confused them.

Darby Translation

And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.

Douay-Rheims

He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, and he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέστειλε βέλη, καὶ ἐσκόρπισεν αὐτούς· καὶ ἢστραψεν ἀστραπὴν, καὶ ἐξέστησεν αὐτούς.