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The manוְאִישׁwho touchesיִגַּעthemבָּהֶםwill be filledיִמָּלֵאwith ironבַרְזֶלand the shaftוְעֵץof a spear,חֲנִיתand with fireוּבָאֵשׁthey will be utterlyשָׂרוֹףburnedיִשָּׂרְפוּin their place.”בַּשָּׁבֶת
2 Samuel 23:7
Study it in the app“The man who touches them will be filled with iron and the shaft of a spear, and with fire they will be utterly burned in their place.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 23:7, word by word
- The manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- who touchesיִגַּעyiga
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “yiga” appears- will be filledיִמָּלֵאyimale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “yimale” appears- with ironבַרְזֶלvarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “varzel” appears- and the shaftעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- of a spearחֲנִיתchanit
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanit” appears- and with fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- they will be utterlyשָׂרוֹףsarof
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “sarof” appears- in their placeשָּׁבֶתshavet
seat, dwelling
Seat, place where someone is or stays; the act of sitting or dwelling. In 2 Samuel 23:7 its sense is uncertain ("in their place").
Where else “shavet” appears
Translation note
“Will be filled with iron”: it can be understood that he will arm himself with iron so as not to touch them with his hand (v. 6). “In their place” translates an uncertain word.
The context
6But the wicked are like thorns thrown away, all of them, for they are not taken with the hand.
7 · This verse (above)
8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, head of the captains; he was Adino the Eznite; he was against eight hundred slain at one time.