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2 Samuel 17:8

He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

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ASV

Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

KJV

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
חוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiHushaiH2365 →
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859 →
יָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.tayou knowH3045 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khafather yourH1 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
אֲנָשָׁ֜יו'a.na.Shavmen hisH582 →
כִּ֧יkithatH3588 →
גִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.Rim[are] warriorsH1368 →
הֵ֗מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
וּמָרֵ֥יu.ma.Reiand [are] bitter ofH4751 →
נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshsoulH5315 →
הֵ֔מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
כְּדֹ֥בke.Dolike a bearH1677 →
שַׁכּ֖וּלsha.Kulrobbed of cubsH7909 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Dehin the fieldH7704 →
וְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaand father yourH1 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[is] a man ofH376 →
מִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahwarH4421 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יָלִ֖יןya.Linhe will pass [the] nightH3885 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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Hosea 13:8Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.1 Samuel 16:18One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”Proverbs 17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.Daniel 7:5Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’Hebrews 11:32–34And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,2 Samuel 23:8–9These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.Judges 18:25The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”1 Chronicles 11:25–47He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.2 Samuel 23:18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.1 Samuel 17:34–36David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,2 Samuel 15:18and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.2 Samuel 21:18–22Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.Proverbs 28:15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.1 Samuel 23:23Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”2 Samuel 23:20–22And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.1 Samuel 17:50Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.2 Samuel 23:16So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,

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