| | NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | There was a small | קְטַנָּ֔ה | ke·tan·nah, | 6996a | small, young, unimportant | from qaton |
| city | עִ֣יר | ir | 5892b | city, town | of uncertain derivation |
| with few | מְעָ֑ט | me·'at; | 4592 | a little, fewness, a few | from maat |
| men | | | 376 | man | from an unused word |
| in it and a great | גָּדֹול֙ | ga·do·vl | 1419 | great | from gadal |
| king | מֶ֤לֶךְ | me·lech | 4428 | king | from an unused word |
| came | וּבָֽא־ | u·va- | 935 | to come in, come, go in, go | a prim. root |
| to it, surrounded | וְסָבַ֣ב | ve·sa·vav | 5437 | to turn about, go around, surround | a prim. root |
| it and constructed | וּבָנָ֥ה | u·va·nah | 1129 | to build | a prim. root |
| large | גְּדֹלִֽים׃ | ge·do·lim. | 1419 | great | from gadal |
| siegeworks | מְצֹודִ֥ים | me·tzo·v·dim | 4685a | siegeworks | from tsud |
| against | עָלֶ֖יהָ | a·lei·ha | 5921 | upon, above, over | from alah |
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KJV Lexicon
There was a little
qatan (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
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 few
m`at (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
within it and there came
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a great
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
against it and besieged
cabab (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
it and built
banah (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
great
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
bulwarks
matsowd (maw-tsode')
a net (for capturing animals or fishes) -- also a fastness or (beseiging) tower -- bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.
against it | New American Standard (©1995)
There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.King James Bible
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: American King James Version
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: American Standard Version
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Darby Bible Translation
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it: English Revised Version
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Webster's Bible Translation
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: World English Bible
There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Young's Literal Translation
A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks; Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
civitas parva et pauci in ea viri venit contra eam rex magnus et vallavit eam extruxitque munitiones per gyrum et perfecta est obsidio
Attack Besieged Building Built Bulwarks Constructed Encompassed Huge Large Round Siegeworks Surrounded Town War Within Works
Attack Besieged Building Built Bulwarks City Constructed Encompassed Few Great Little Once Powerful Siegeworks Small Surrounded War Within Works
Attack Besieged Building Built Bulwarks City Constructed Encompassed Few Great Little Once Powerful Siegeworks Small Surrounded War Within WorksEcclesiastes 9:14 Multilingual Bible Ecclésiaste 9:14 French Eclesiastés 9:14 Biblia Paralela 傳 道 書 9:14 Chinese Bible | |
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