Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleDavid brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem. Young's Literal Translation and the people who [are] in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus doth David to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem. King James Bible And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. Hebrew [David] brought outהוֹצִ֗יא (hō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the people הָעָ֨ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who [were] אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that there בָּ֜הּ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew and put [them to work] וַיָּ֨שַׂר (way·yā·śar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7787: To saw with saws, בַּמְּגֵרָ֜ה (bam·mə·ḡê·rāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4050: A saw iron הַבַּרְזֶל֙ (hab·bar·zel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement picks, וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י (ū·ḇa·ḥă·rî·ṣê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2757: Incisure, incised, a threshing-sledge, a slice and axes. וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹת (ū·ḇam·mə·ḡê·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4050: A saw And [he] דָוִ֔יד (ḏā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse did יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the same וְכֵן֙ (wə·ḵên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus to all לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Ammonite בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son cities. עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement Then [David] דָּוִ֛יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his troops הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock returned וַיָּ֧שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel |