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For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. (KJV)

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וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and 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 18:8 word 1

שָׁ֧םshamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 2

הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.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 18:8 word 3

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 4

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 5

כָל\־khol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 6

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 7

וַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revand it increased

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 8

הַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arthe forest

Lemma: יַ֫עַר (ya.ar) · Strong's: H3293A

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

Meaning: wood

Used 48 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, Joshua 17:15, Joshua 17:18, 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 18:17, 2 Kings 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3293A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 9

לֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.Kholto consume

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 10

בָּעָ֔םba.'Amamong the people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 11

מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.Shermore than [those] whom

Lemma: מֵאֲשֶׁר (me.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834C

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: whence

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Exodus 5:11, Exodus 29:27, Leviticus 14:30, Numbers 6:11, Joshua 10:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834C; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 12

אָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.Lahit consumed

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 13

הַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revthe sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

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

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 14

בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 15

הַהֽוּא\׃ha.Hu'<the> that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:8 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

The battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
spread	→	H6327
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
the whole	→	כֹּל H3605 all
countryside	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and that	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
the forest	→	יַ֫עַר H3293A wood
devoured	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
more	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
people	→	עַם H5971A people
than	→	מֵאֲשֶׁר H0834C whence
. . .	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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