2 Samuel 8:2
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.”
מוֹאָב
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
שָׁכַב
he made lie down
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שָׁכַב
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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שְׁנַיִם
two
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שְׁנַיִם
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
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חֶבֶל
measuring-lines
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חֶבֶל
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
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נָשָׂא
bearing
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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מִנְחָה
of tribute
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מִנְחָה
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
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