“But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.”
2 Samuel 21:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · 2 Samuel 21:1725 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּֽעֲזָרwayaʿăzār
and he helpedconjH5826
succour
ל/וֹ֙lwō
pron
אֲבִישַׁ֣יʾăbiyšay
AbishainounH52
בֶּןben
the son ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
צְרוּיָ֔הṣərwyāh
ZeruiahnounH6870
וַ/יַּ֥ךְwayakə
and he struckconjH5221
cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יhapəlišətiy
the PhilistineparticleH6430
וַ/יְמִיתֵ֑/הוּwayəmiytēhw
and he killed himconjH4191
at all · crying · man · one) ···
אָ֣זʾāz
thenadvH227
for · from · hitherto · now ···
נִשְׁבְּעוּ֩nišəbəʿw
they sworeverbH7650
charge (by an oath · with an oath) · feed to the full (by mistake for
אַנְשֵׁיʾanəšēy
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
דָוִ֨דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
ל֜/וֹlwō
pron
לֵ/אמֹ֗רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תֵצֵ֨אtēṣēʾ
you will go outverbH3318
after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···
ע֤וֹדʿwōd
againadvH5750
all life long · at all · besides · but ···
אִתָּ֨/נוּ֙ʾitānw
with uspronH854
among · before · by · for ···
לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔הlamiləḥāmāh
for battlepronH4421
fight · war
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תְכַבֶּ֖הtəkabeh
you will extinguishverbH3518
quench
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
נֵ֥רnēr
the lamp ofnounH5216
lamp · light
יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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