2 Samuel 2:16

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And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath–hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.

In other translations

And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath–hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.

Hebrew words

וַיַּחֲזִקוּvaiyachazikuand they took holdH2388אִישׁ׀'isheachH376בְּרֹאשׁberoshon [the] head ofH7218רֵעֵהוּre'ehuneighbor hisH7453וְחַרְבּוֹvecharboand sword hisH2719בְּצַדbetzad[was] in [the] side ofH6654רֵעֵהוּre'ehuneighbor hisH7453וַיִּפְּלוּvaiyipeluand they fellH5307יַחְדָּוyachdavtogetherH3162וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and someone calledH7121לַמָּקוֹםlamakom<to> the placeH4725הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931חֶלְקַתchelkatHelkathH2521הַצֻּרִיםhatzurimHazzurimH2521אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בְּגִבְעוֹן׃begiv'on[is] in GibeonH1391

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

People and places

Places: Gibeon, Helkath-hazzurim

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