Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #144372

OSHB 2 Sam 5:23 בְּכָאִים (bəkāʼīm) Strongs=1057 Lemma=‘בָּכָא’
contextual word gloss=‘[the]_balsam_trees’ word gloss=‘balsam_trees’
Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-1048 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Only use of identical word form ‘בְּכָאִים’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְּכָאִים’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘[the]_balsam_trees’.

2 SAM 5:23 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_balsam_trees’ word gloss=‘balsam_trees’ OSHB 2 SAM 5:23 word 13

OET-LV: 23 And_ Dāvid _he _enquired by_YHWH and_he/it _said not you _must _go _up go _around to behind_them and_you _will _come to/for_them from_in _front _of the_balsam _trees. (SA2_5:23)

OET-RV: 23 Again David inquired from Yahweh who replied, “No, don’t go straight in. Move around behind them and then attack them from opposite the trees. (SA2 5:23)