Study it in the app“The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us and came out to us into the field, but we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate.”
The messengerהַמַּלְאָךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“The menהָאֲנָשִׁיםprevailedגָבְרוּagainst usעָלֵינוּand came outוַיֵּצְאוּto usאֵלֵינוּinto the field,הַשָּׂדֶהbut we wereוַנִּהְיֶהupon themעֲלֵיהֶםas far asעַדthe entranceפֶּתַחof the gate.הַשָּׁעַר
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malach” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsprevail
To be more powerful, win out.
Where else “gavru” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetsu” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “nihye” appearsentrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears22So the messenger went, and came and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say.
23 · This verse (above)
24Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the servants of the king died; and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.”
