2 Samuel 5:8
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And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
In other translations
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931כָּל־kol-anyH3605מַכֵּהmakeh[one who] strikesH5221יְבֻסִיyevusi<of> a JebusiteH2983וְיִגַּעveyiga'and let him approachH5060בַּצִּנּוֹרbatzinorby the water tunnelH6794וְאֶת־ve'et<and> <obj.>H853הַפִּסְחִיםhapischimthe lame [people]H6455וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַעִוְרִיםha'ivrimthe blind [people]H5787שְׂנֻאֵיsenov[who are] hatedH8130נֶפֶשׁnefeshof [the] self ofH5315דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651יֹאמְרוּyomerupeople sayH559עִוֵּר'ivera blind [person]H5787וּפִסֵּחַufiseachand a lame [person]H6455לֹאlo'notH3808יָבוֹאyavo'he will goH935אֶל־'el-intoH413הַבָּיִת׃habayitthe houseH1004
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Chronicles 11:6-96 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. 7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. 8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.6 Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief. 7 So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David. 8 He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city. 9 And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.
- Joshua 15:16-1716 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.16 And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.” 17 So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
- 1 Samuel 17:25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
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