King James Version

2 Samuel 23:37

Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

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צֶ֖לֶקtseleqZelekצֶלֶקnoun, proper name — “Zelek”H6768Tselek, an IsraeliteZelek.הָעַמֹּנִ֑יhaamonithe Ammoniteעַמּוֹנִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Ammonite”, the ordinary formH5984an Ammonite or (the adjective) AmmonitishAmmonite(-s).נַחְרַי֙nachrayNaharaiנַחֲרַיnoun, proper name — “Naharai”H5171Nacharai or Nachrai, an IsraeliteNaharai, Nahari.הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔יhaberotithe Beerothiteבְּאֵרֹתִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Beerothite”, the ordinary formH886a Beerothite or inhabitant of BeerothBeerothite.נשאיnshylift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, participle, construct — “lift up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…נֹשֵׂ֕אnoselift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, participle, construct — “lift up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…כְּלֵ֖יkelevesselכְּלִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…יוֹאָ֥בyoavJoabיוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Joab”H3097Joab, the name of three IsraelitesJoab.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […צְרֻיָֽהtseruyahZeruiahצְרוּיָהnoun, proper name — “Zeruiah”H6870Tserujah, an IsraelitessZeruiah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Young’s Literal Translation

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

World English Bible

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Darby Translation

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Douay-Rheims

Selec of Ammoni, Naharai the Berothite, armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Elie the Ammanite. a Adroi of the brooks. b Gadabiel son of the Arabothæite. c Gelore the Bethorite, armour-bearer to Joab, son of Saruia.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐλιὲ ὁ Ἀμμανίτης· a Ἁδροὶ ἀπὸ χειμάῤῥων· b Γαδαβιὴλ υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀραβωθαίου· c Γελωρὲ ὁ Βηθωραῖος αἴρων τὰ σκεύη· Ἰωὰβ υἱὸς Σαρουίας·