King James Version

2 Samuel 8:3

David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

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וַיַּ֣ךְvayakhand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to 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.דָּוִ֔דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.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).הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרhadadezerHadadezer. Compare H1928הֲדַדְעֶזֶרnoun, proper name — “Hadadezer. Compare H1928”H1909Hadadezer, a Syrian kingHadadezer. Compare H1928 (הֲדַרְעֶזֶר).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, […רְחֹ֖בrechovRehobרְחֹבnoun, proper name — “Rehob”H7340Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an IsraeliteRehob.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.צוֹבָ֑הtsovahZobaצוֹבָאnoun, proper name — “Zoba”H6678Zoba or Zobah, a region of SyriaZoba, Zobah.בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹbelekhtvoin carryיָלַךְpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in carry”, the to-form of the verbH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…לְהָשִׁ֥יבlehashivto againשׁוּבpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to 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,…יָד֖וֹyadvohandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […בִּֽנְהַרbinharin floodנָהָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in flood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.פְּרָֽתperatEuphratesפְּרָתnoun, proper name — “Euphrates”H6578Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the EastEuphrates.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.

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American Standard Version (1901)

David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David smiteth Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to bring back his power by the River [Euphrates;]

World English Bible

David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

Darby Translation

And David smote Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion by the river Euphrates.

Douay-Rheims

David defeated also Adarezer the son of Rohob king of Soba, when he went to extend his dominion over the river Euphrates.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David smote Adraazar the son of Raab king of Suba, as he went to extend his power to the river Euphrates.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπάταξε Δαυὶδ τὸν Ἁδρααζὰρ υἱὸν Ῥαὰβ, βασιλέα Σουβὰ, πορευομένου αὐτοῦ ἐπιστῆσαι τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν Εὐφράτην.