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2 Samuel 23:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.


2 Samuel 23:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 23:2121 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/הוּאwəhwʾ
heconjH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
הִכָּה֩hikāh
beatverbH5221
cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אִ֨ישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
מִצְרִ֜יmiṣəriy
EgyptiannounH4713
of Egypt
אשרʾšr
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
אִ֣ישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
מַרְאֶ֗הmarəʾeh
appearancenounH4758
apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···
וּ/בְ/יַ֤דwbəyad
handconjH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
הַ/מִּצְרִי֙hamiṣəriy
EgyptianparticleH4713
of Egypt
חֲנִ֔יתḥăniyt
javelinnounH2595
spear
וַ/יֵּ֥רֶדwayēred
bring downconjH3381
abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···
אֵלָ֖י/וʾēlāyw
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶטbašābeṭ
dartpronH7626
correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···
וַ/יִּגְזֹ֤לwayigəzōl
catchconjH1497
consume · exercise · pluck · rob ···
אֶֽתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/חֲנִית֙haḥăniyt
javelinparticleH2595
spear
מִ/יַּ֣דmiyad
handpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
הַ/מִּצְרִ֔יhamiṣəriy
EgyptianparticleH4713
of Egypt
וַ/יַּהַרְגֵ֖/הוּwayaharəgēhw
destroyconjH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
בַּ/חֲנִיתֽ/וֹbaḥăniytwō
javelinpronH2595
spear
Words 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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