2 Samuel 5:23
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7592 [e]וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל
way-yiš-’al
Therefore inquiredConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1732 [e]דָּוִד֙
dā-wiḏ
DavidN-proper-ms
3068 [e]בַּֽיהוָ֔ה
Yah-weh,
of YahwehPrep-b | N-proper-ms
559 [e]וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
way-yō-mer
and He saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3808 [e]לֹ֣א
notAdv-NegPrt
5927 [e]תַעֲלֶ֑ה
ṯa-‘ă-leh;
You shall go upV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
5437 [e]הָסֵב֙
hā-sêḇ
circle aroundV-Hifil-Imp-ms
413 [e]אֶל־
’el-
untoPrep
310 [e]אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם
’a-ḥă-rê-hem,
behind themPrep | 3mp
935 [e]וּבָ֥אתָ
ū-ḇā-ṯā
and comeConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms
  לָהֶ֖ם
lā-hem
upon themPrep | 3mp
4136 [e]מִמּ֥וּל
mim-mūl
in frontPrep-m
1057 [e]בְּכָאִֽים׃
bə-ḵā-’îm.
of the balsam treesN-mp





















Hebrew Texts
שמואל ב 5:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א תַעֲלֶ֑ה הָסֵב֙ אֶל־אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל בְּכָאִֽים׃

שמואל ב 5:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וישאל דוד ביהוה ויאמר לא תעלה הסב אל־אחריהם ובאת להם ממול בכאים׃

שמואל ב 5:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וישאל דוד ביהוה ויאמר לא תעלה הסב אל־אחריהם ובאת להם ממול בכאים׃

שמואל ב 5:23 Hebrew Bible
וישאל דוד ביהוה ויאמר לא תעלה הסב אל אחריהם ובאת להם ממול בכאים׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When David inquired of the LORD, He said, "You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.

King James Bible
And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So David inquired of the LORD, and He answered, "Do not make a frontal assault. Circle around behind them and attack them opposite the balsam trees.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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