Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate. Young's Literal Translation and the messenger saith unto David, ‘Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out unto us into the field, and we are upon them unto the opening of the gate, King James Bible And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. Hebrew The messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ (ham·mal·’āḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to David, דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse “The men הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person overpowered us גָבְר֤וּ (ḡā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolently and came out וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (way·yê·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim against אֵלֵ֖ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to us in the field, הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land but we drove them back וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה (wan·nih·yeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the entrance פֶּ֥תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way of the gate. הַשָּֽׁעַר׃ (haš·šā·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate |
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