1 Chronicles 18:2

Hebrew	וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( מוֹאָ֑ב וַיִּהְי֤וּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 מוֹאָב֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֔יד נֹשְׂאֵ֖י מִנְחָֽה
ESV	And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
NIV	David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought tribute.
NLT	David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David's subjects and paid him tribute money.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐπάταξεν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Μωαβ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἦσανplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. Μωαβ παῖδες τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Δαυιδ φέροντες δῶρα
KJV	And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

^{1 Chronicles 18:1 ← 1 Chronicles 18:2 → 1 Chronicles 18:3}

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