2nd Samuel Chapter 23 verse 12 Holy Bible
But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory.
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But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.
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and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.
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But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
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But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
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But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.
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and he stationeth himself in the midst of the portion, and delivereth it, and smiteth the Philistines, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut Shammah took his standוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב (way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3320: To set or station oneself, take one's standin the middleבְּתוֹךְ־ (bə·ṯō·wḵ-)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 8432: A bisection, the centreof the field,הַֽחֶלְקָה֙ (ha·ḥel·qāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2513: Smoothness, flattery, an allotmentdefended it,וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ (way·yaṣ·ṣî·le·hā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliverand struck downוַיַּ֖ךְ (way·yaḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5221: To strikethe Philistines.פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (pə·liš·tîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of PhilistiaSo the LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelbrought aboutוַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makea greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentvictory.תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה (tə·šū·‘āh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 8668: Deliverance, salvationJump to PreviousAttack Bit Defended Deliverance Delivered Field Great Ground Kept Killed Middle Midst Philistines Plot Salvation Shammah Slew Smote Stand Stood Struck Victory Worked Wrought
