King James Version

2 Samuel 5:9

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

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וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…דָּוִד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.בַּמְּצֻדָ֔הbamtsudahin netמָצוּדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in net”, the ordinary formH4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastnesscastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.וַיִּקְרָאvayiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לָ֖הּlahtoלָ֖הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toעִ֣ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.דָּוִ֑דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וַיִּ֤בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.דָּוִד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.סָבִ֔יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמִּלּ֖וֹאhamilothe Millo. See also H1037מִלּוֹאdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Millo. See also H1037”H4407a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadelMillo. See also H1037 (בֵּית מִלּוֹא).וָבָֽיְתָהvavayetahand familyבַּיִתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “and family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it — City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,

World English Bible

David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.

Darby Translation

So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.

Douay-Rheims

And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David dwelt in the hold, and it was called the city of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and he built his own house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐκάθισε Δαυὶδ ἐν τῇ περιοχῇ, καὶ ἐκλήθη αὕτη ἡ πόλις Δαυίδ· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτὴν πόλιν κύκλῳ ἀπὸ τῆς ἄκρας, καὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

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