2 Samuel 8:2
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.2 Samuel 8:2 in the real world
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- מְלֹאmᵉlôʼfulness (literally or figuratively)
- מָדַדmâdadproperly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figurativel
- חֶבֶלchebela rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritanc
- מוֹאָבMôwʼâbMoab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- מִנְחָהminchâha donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodle
- שָׁכַבshâkabto lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- חָיָהchâyâhto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.