Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7971 [e] וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח way-yiš-laḥ And sent Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3097 [e] יוֹאָ֛ב yō-w-’āḇ Joab N-proper-ms 4397 [e] מַלְאָכִ֖ים mal-’ā-ḵîm messengers N-mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 1732 [e] דָּוִ֑ד dā-wiḏ; David N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3898 [e] נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי nil-ḥam-tî I have fought V-Nifal-Perf-1cs 7237 [e] בְרַבָּ֔ה ḇə-rab-bāh, against Rabbah Prep-b | N-proper-fs 1571 [e] גַּם־ gam- and Conj 3920 [e] לָכַ֖דְתִּי lā-ḵaḏ-tî have taken V-Qal-Perf-1cs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- I DirObjM 5892 [e] עִ֥יר ‘îr of the city N-fsc 4325 [e] הַמָּֽיִם׃ ham-mā-yim. water [supply] Art | N-mp

New American Standard Bible
Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.

King James Bible
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, "I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured the water supply.

Rabbah

2 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when …

Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold …

Ezekiel 21:20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, …

the city of waters Probably that part of the city situated near the pond, from which the rest received their water.

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