2 Samuel 18:6 Go deeper

So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim; (KJV)

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וַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'and it went out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 1

הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people: soldiers

Used 77 times. Also: Exodus 14:6, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 20:1, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971K; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 2

הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 3

לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meet

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to encounter: toward

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 15:10, Exodus 14:27, Numbers 20:18, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 21:23, Numbers 21:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 4

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 5

וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 6

הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.Mahthe battle

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 7

בְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arin [the] forest of

Lemma: יַ֫עַר (ya.ar) · Strong's: H3293H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: (Ephraim) Forest

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3293H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 8

אֶפְרָֽיִם\׃'ef.Ra.yimEphraim

Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669K

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: (Forest of) Ephraim

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0669K; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:6 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So David’s army	→	עַם H5971K people: soldiers
marched	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
into the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
to engage	→	קָרָא H7122H to encounter: toward
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
and the battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
took place	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
in the forest	→	יַ֫עַר H3293H (Ephraim) Forest
of Ephraim	→	אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669K (Forest of) Ephraim

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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