King James Version

2 Samuel 8:13

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

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וַיַּ֤עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…דָּוִד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.שֵׁ֔םshemfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fame”, the ordinary formH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.בְּשֻׁב֕וֹbeshuvvoin againשׁוּבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in again”, the to-form of the verbH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…מֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹmehakotvofrom strikeנָכָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from strike”, the to-form of the verbH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.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).אֲרָ֖םaramAramאֲרָםnoun, proper name — “Aram”H758Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an IsraeliteAram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.בְּגֵיאbegeyin valleyגַּיְאpreposition, noun, proper name — “in valley”H1516a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)valley.מֶ֑לַחmelachsaltמֶלַחnoun, proper name — “salt”H4417properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)salt(-pit).שְׁמוֹנָ֥הshemonaheightשְׁמֹנֶהadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.עָשָׂ֖רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).אָֽלֶףalefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt — eighteen thousand;

World English Bible

David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

Darby Translation

And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men].

Douay-Rheims

David also made himself a name, when he returned after taking Syria in the valley of the saltpits, killing eighteen thousand:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David made himself a name: and when he returned he smote Idumea in Gebelem to the number of eighteen thousand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησε Δαυὶδ ὄνομα· καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀνακάμπτειν αὐτὸν ἐπάταξε τὴν Ἰδουμαίαν ἐν Γεβελὲμ εἰς ὀκτωκαίδεκα χιλιάδας.