2 Samuel 11:23

Hebrew	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ אֶל דָּוִ֔ד כִּֽי גָבְר֤וּ עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיֵּצְא֥וּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַנִּהְיֶ֥הplugin-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 עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עַד פֶּ֥תַח הַשָּֽׁעַר
ESV	The messenger said to David, “The men gained an advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.
NIV	The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance to the city gate.
NLT	“The enemy came out against us in the open fields,” he said. “And as we chased them back to the city gate,
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” εἶπεν ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἄγγελος πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… Δαυιδ ὅτι ἐκραταίωσαν ἐφ ἡμᾶς οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἄνδρες 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” ἐξῆλθαν ἐφ ἡμᾶς εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀγρόν 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” ἐγενήθημεν ἐπ αὐτοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἕως τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θύρας τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πύλης
KJV	And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

^{2 Samuel 11:22 ← 2 Samuel 11:23 → 2 Samuel 11:24}

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