Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim. Young's Literal Translation And the people goeth out into the field to meet Israel, and the battle is in a forest of Ephraim; King James Bible So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim; Hebrew So David’s armyהָעָ֛ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock marched וַיֵּצֵ֥א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim into the field הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land to engage לִקְרַ֣את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in the battle, הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war which took place וַתְּהִ֥י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in the forest בְּיַ֥עַר (bə·ya·‘ar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb of Ephraim. אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (’ep̄·rā·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory |
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