2 Samuel 17:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifוְאִם־
(ve·'im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
he withdrawsיֵֽאָסֵ֔ף
(ye·'a·sef,)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
into a city,עִיר֙
(ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
then allכָֽל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
shall bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּ
(ve·his·si·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
ropesחֲבָלִ֑ים
(cha·va·lim;)
2256a: cord, territory, bandfrom chabal
to that city,הָעִ֥יר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
and we will dragוְסָחַ֤בְנוּ
(ve·sa·chav·nu)
5498: to draga prim. root
it into the valleyהַנַּ֔חַל
(han·na·chal,)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
not evenגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
a small stoneצְרֹֽור׃
(tze·ro·vr.)
6872b: a pebblefrom the same as tsar
is foundנִמְצָ֥א
(nim·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
there."שָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
Moreover if
'im  (eem)
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrog., whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when;
he be gotten
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
into a city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
then shall all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
bring
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
ropes
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
to that city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and we will draw
cachab  (saw-khab')
to trail along -- draw (out), tear.
it into the river
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
until there be not one
gam  (gam)
assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
small stone
tsrowr  (tser-ore')
a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package) -- bag, bendeth, bundle, least grain, small stone.
found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
there
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it into the valley until not even a small stone is found there."

King James Bible
Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If he retreats to some city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag its stones into the valley until not even a pebble can be found there."

International Standard Version
If he escapes into a city, we'll bring ropes to that city and tear it down! We won't leave a single stone left in the valley!"

NET Bible
If he regroups in a city, all Israel will take up ropes to that city and drag it down to the valley, so that not a single pebble will be left there!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If he retreats into a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city and drag it into a valley so that not even a pebble will be found there."

King James 2000 Bible
Moreover, if he has gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
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