2 Samuel 21:17
and Abishai son of Zeruiah giveth help to him, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death; then swear the men of David to him, saying, 'Thou dost not go out again with us to battle, nor quench the lamp of Israel.'This verse in the real world
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- כָּבָהkâbâhto expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
- אֲבִישַׁיʼĂbîyshayAbishai, an Israelite
- צְרוּיָהTsᵉrûwyâhTserujah, an Israelitess
- נִירnîyra lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
- עָזַרʻâzarto surround, i.e. protect or aid
- שָׁבַעshâbaʻto seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâha battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ki 11:36, 2Sa 18:3, Psa 132:17, 1Ki 15:4, 2Sa 20:6–10, Jhn 1:8–9, 2Sa 22:19, 2Sa 22:29