2 Samuel 2:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
That dayבַּיֹּ֣ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה
(ham·mil·cha·mah)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
was veryמְאֹ֖ד
(me·'od)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
severe,קָשָׁ֥ה
(ka·shah)
7186: hard, severefrom qashah
and Abnerאַבְנֵר֙
(av·ner)
74: "my father is a lamp," an Isr. namefrom ab and ner
and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣י
(ve·'an·shei)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
were beatenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶף
(vai·yin·na·gef)
5062: to strike, smitea prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֖י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י
(av·dei)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
of David.דָוִֽד׃
(da·vid.)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod


















KJV Lexicon
And there was a very
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
sore
qasheh  (kaw-sheh')
severe -- churlish, cruel, grievous, hard(-hearted), thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, + in trouble.
battle
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and Abner
'Abner  (ab-nare')
father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite -- Abner.
was beaten
nagaph  (naw-gaf')
to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease) -- beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, surely, put to the worse.
and the men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
of David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
That day the battle was very severe, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

King James Bible
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David's soldiers.

International Standard Version
The battle was very violent that day, with Abner and the men of Israel being defeated in the presence of David's servants.

NET Bible
Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David's soldiers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Fierce fighting broke out that day, and David's men defeated Abner and the men of Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
And there was a very fierce battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
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