New American Standard Bible 1995

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He struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He struck to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּ֨ךְ vai·yach
them ruthlessly a leg Noun H7785 שֹׁ֛וק sho·vk
with a great great Adjective H1419 גְדֹולָ֑ה ge·do·v·lah;
slaughter; a blow, wound, slaughter Noun H4347 מַכָּ֣ה mak·kah
and he went down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֵּ֣רֶד vai·ye·red
and lived to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֔שֶׁב vai·ye·shev,
in the cleft a cleft, branch Noun H5585 בִּסְעִ֖יף bis·'if
of the rock a crag, cliff Noun H5553 סֶ֥לַע se·la
of Etam. three places in Isr. Noun H5862 עֵיטָֽם׃ ei·tam.
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Etam

ETAMe'-tam `eTam; Codex Alexandrinus, Apan, Codex Vaticanus, Aitan:(1) Mentioned in Septuagint along with Tekoa, Bethlehem and Phagor (Joshua 15:59). In 2 Chronicles 11:6 it occurs, between Bethlehem and Tekoa, as one of the cities built "for defense in Judah" by Rehoboam. Josephus writes that "there was a certain place, about 50 furlongs distant from Jerusa... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
King James Bible He struck And he smote them ruthlessly hip and thigh with a great slaughter; slaughter: and he went down and lived dwelt in the cleft top of the rock of Etam.
Hebrew Greek English He struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.