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2 Samuel 8:9

In 2 Samuel 8 of 2 Samuel.

When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvayishmaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, the next action in the storyH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…תֹּ֖עִיtoiToiתֹּעוּnoun, proper name — “Toi”H8583Tou or Toi, a Syrian kingToi, Tou.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.חֲמָ֑תchamatHamathחֲמָתnoun, proper name — “Hamath”H2574Chamath, a place in SyriaHamath, Hemath.כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הִכָּ֣הhikahstrikeנָכָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “strike”, a completed actionH5221to 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.דָוִ֔דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.אֵ֖תetobject 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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חֵ֥ילcheylarmyחֵילnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2426an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchmentarmy, bulwark, host, [phrase] poor, rampart, trench, wall.הֲדַדְעָֽזֶרhadadazerHadadezer. Compare H1928הֲדַדְעֶזֶרnoun, proper name — “Hadadezer. Compare H1928”H1909Hadadezer, a Syrian kingHadadezer. Compare H1928 (הֲדַרְעֶזֶר).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,

World English Bible

When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer,

Darby Translation

And Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadadezer;

Douay-Rheims

And Thou the king of Emath heard that David had defeated all the forces of Adarezer.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Thoü the king of Hemath heard that David had smitten all the host of Adraazar.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤκουσε Θοοὺ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡμὰθ, ὅτι ἐπάταξε Δαυὶδ πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν Ἀδρααζὰρ,

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