Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe messenger,הַמַּלְאָךְ“Thusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹאמַרtoאֶלJoab:יוֹאָב‘Do notאַלlet thisהַזֶּהthingהַדָּבָרbe evilיֵרַעin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָforכִּיthe swordהֶחָרֶבdevoursתֹּאכַלthis oneכָזֹהas well as that one;וְכָזֶהpressהַחֲזֵקyour battleמִלְחַמְתְּךָagainstאֶלthe cityהָעִירand overthrow it.’וְהָרְסָהּAnd encourage him.”וְחַזְּקֵהוּ
2 Samuel 11:25
Study it in the app“David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab: ‘Do not let this thing be evil in your eyes, for the sword devours this one as well as that one; press your battle against the city and overthrow it.’ And encourage him.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 11:25, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the messengerמַּלְאָךְmalach
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malach” appears- Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- be evilיֵרַעyera
displease
To be unpleasant to someone.
Where else “yera” appears- in your eyesעֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears- devoursתֹּאכַלtochal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appears- this oneזֹהzo
this, thus
This, thus: a word that points to something already said or about to be said.
Where else “zo” appears- pressהַחֲזֵקhachazek
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “hachazek” appears- your battleמִלְחַמְתְּmilchamt
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchamt” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and overthrow it.’הָרְסָharsa
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “harsa” appears
The context
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.”
25 · This verse (above)
26When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her spouse.