2 Samuel 22:43
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Then I pulverizedוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם
(ve·'esh·cha·kem)
7833: to rub away, beat fine, pulverizea prim. root
them as the dustכַּעֲפַר־
(ka·'a·far-)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
of the earth;אָ֑רֶץ
(a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
I crushedאֲדִקֵּ֖ם
(a·dik·kem)
1854: to crush, pulverize, thresha prim. root
[and] stampedאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃
(er·ka·'em.)
7554: to beat, stamp, beat out, spread outa prim. root
them as the mireכְּטִיט־
(ke·tit-)
2916: mud, mire, clayof uncertain derivation
of the streets.חוּצֹ֥ות
(chu·tzo·vt)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Then did I beat
shachaq  (shaw-khak')
to comminate (by trituration or attrition) -- beat, wear.
them as small as the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
I did stamp
daqaq  (daw-kak')
to crush (or intransitively) crumble -- beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small).
them as the mire
tiyt  (teet)
mud or clay; figuratively, calamity -- clay, dirt, mire.
of the street
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
and did spread them abroad
raqa`  (raw-kah')
to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.

King James Bible
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

International Standard Version
I pulverized them to powder, like the dust of the earth; I crushed them, stomping on them like mud on a street.

NET Bible
I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground; I crush them and stomp on them like clay in the streets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust on the ground. I crushed them and stomped on them like the dirt on the streets.

King James 2000 Bible
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
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