Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleDavid brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem. Young's Literal Translation and the people who [are] in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes of iron, and hath caused them to pass over into the brick-kiln; and so he doth to all the cities of the Bene-Ammon; and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem. King James Bible And he brought forth the people that [were] therein, and put [them] under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. Hebrew [David] brought outהוֹצִ֗יא (hō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the people הָעָ֨ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who [were] אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that there בָּ֜הּ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew and put [them to work] וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set with saws, בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה (bam·mə·ḡê·rāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4050: A saw iron הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל (hab·bar·zel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement picks, וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י (ū·ḇa·ḥă·ri·ṣê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2757: Incisure, incised, a threshing-sledge, a slice and axes, וּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣ת (ū·ḇə·maḡ·zə·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4037: A cutting implement, a blade and he made them work וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר (wə·he·‘ĕ·ḇîr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on at the brick kilns. בַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ן (bam·mal·bên) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4404: A brick mold, quadrangle He did יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the same וְכֵ֣ן (wə·ḵên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus to all לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Ammonite בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son cities. עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement Then [David] דָּוִ֛ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his troops הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock returned וַיָּ֧שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel |