2 Samuel 23:13 Go deeper
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And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. (KJV)
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וַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.Duand they went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 1
מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.Shimfrom the thirty
Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: thirty
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 2
רֹ֗אשׁRoshleader[s]
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: head: leader
Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 3
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 4
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 5
קָצִיר֙ka.Tzir[the] harvest
Lemma: קָצִיר (qa.tsir) · Strong's: H7105A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: harvest
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 34:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7105A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 7
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 8
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 9
מְעָרַ֖תme.'a.Rat[the] cave of
Lemma: מְעָרָה (me.a.rah) · Strong's: H4631
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: cave
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 19:30, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 23:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4631; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 10
עֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamAdullam
Lemma: עֲדֻלָּם (a.dul.lam) · Strong's: H5725
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Adullam
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 12:15, Joshua 15:35, 1 Samuel 22:1, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 2 Chronicles 11:7, Nehemiah 11:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5725; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 11
וְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.Yatand a community of
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416D
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: community
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:11, Psalms 68:10, Psalms 74:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416D; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 12
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimPhilistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 13
חֹנָ֖הcho.Nah[was] encamped
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 14
בְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekin [the] valley of
Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010P
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: Valley (of Rephaim)
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:16, 2 Samuel 5:18, 2 Samuel 5:22, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 14:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6010P; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 15
רְפָאִֽים\׃re.fa.'Im[the] Rephaites
Lemma: רְפָאִים (re.pha.im) · Strong's: H7497G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: (Valley of) Rephaim
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:16, 2 Samuel 5:18, 2 Samuel 5:22, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 14:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7497G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 23:13 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| harvest time | → | קָצִיר H7105A harvest |
| three | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| of the thirty | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| chief men | → | רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader |
| went down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| . . . | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| at | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the cave | → | מְעָרָה H4631 cave |
| of Adullam | → | עֲדֻלָּם H5725 Adullam |
| while a company | → | חַיָּה H2416D community |
| of Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| was encamped | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| in the Valley | → | עֵ֫מֶק H6010P Valley (of Rephaim) |
| of Rephaim | → | רְפָאִים H7497G (Valley of) Rephaim |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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