2 Samuel 5:18 Go deeper

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (KJV)

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וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.Timand [the] Philistines

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 5:18 word 1

בָּ֑אוּBa.'uthey came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

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 5:18 word 2

וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.Shuand they were spread out

Lemma: נָטַשׁ (na.tash) · Strong's: H5203

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to leave

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 31:28, Exodus 23:11, Numbers 11:31, Deuteronomy 32:15, Judges 6:13, Judges 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5203; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:18 word 3

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 5:22, 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6010P; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:18 word 4

רְפָאִֽים\׃re.fa.'ImRephaim

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 5:22, 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 14:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7497G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 5:18 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Now the Philistines	→	פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine
had come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and spread out	→	נָטַשׁ H5203 to leave
in the Valley	→	עֵ֫מֶק H6010P Valley (of Rephaim)
of Rephaim	→	רְפָאִים H7497G (Valley of) Rephaim

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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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