2 Samuel 17:8
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.2 Samuel 17:8 in the real world
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- שַׁכּוּלshakkûwlbereaved
- דֹּבdôbthe bear (as slow)
- חוּשַׁיChûwshayChushai, an Israelite
- מַרmarbitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- לוּןlûwnto stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense)
- גִּבּוֹרgibbôwrpowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâha battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- שָׂדֶהsâdeha field (as flat)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Hos 13:8, 1Sa 16:18, Heb 11:32–34, Dan 7:5, Pro 17:12, 2Ki 2:24, 1Ch 11:25–47, 2Sa 21:18–22