2 Samuel 18:8
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For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
In other translations
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
Hebrew words
וַתְּהִי־vatehi-and it wasH1961שָׁםshamthereH8033הַמִּלְחָמָהhamilchamahthe battleH4421נָפֹצֶתnafotzeitscatteredH6327עַל־'al-overH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] face ofH6440כָל־khol-allH3605הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וַיֶּרֶבvaiyerevand it increasedH7235הַיַּעַרhaiya'arthe forestH3293לֶאֱכֹלle'ekholto consumeH398בָּעָםba'amamong the peopleH5971מֵאֲשֶׁרme'ashermore than [those] whomH834אָכְלָה'akhelahit consumedH398הַחֶרֶבhacherevthe swordH2719בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַהוּא׃hahu'<the> thatH1931
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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