2 Sam. 12:31 in context
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2 Sam. 12:30      2 Sam. 13:1

Second Samuel 12:31

And he brought out the people who were there and put them under saws and under iron harrows and under iron axes and made them pass through the brick kiln (Hebr. malben), and so he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
[The expression "set under" can either refer to him putting them to hard labor, i.e., "subjugating them" (the word is used that way in 2 Sam. 8:6, 14). It can also be interpreted literally to mean that he placed them under saws and other instruments of torture and death, see Heb. 11:37. The Ammonites were known for their cruelty, see 1 Sam. 11:2; Amos 1:13. The idol of the Ammonites was Milcom (also called Molech), see 1 Kings 11:5, 7, 33. The choice of words "pass through" and "brick/brick kiln" may also be a reference to the child sacrifices by fire that these peoples practiced, see Lev. 18:21; 2 Kings 23:10; Jer. 32:35; Ezek. 20:31. Now they themselves had to go through the same fire in which they had killed their children.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְאֶת   הָעָם   אֲשֶׁר   בָּהּ   הוֹצִיא   וַיָּשֶׂם   בַּמְּגֵרָה   וּבַחֲרִצֵי   הַבַּרְזֶל   וּבְמַגְזְרֹת   הַבַּרְזֶל   וְהֶעֱבִיר   אוֹתָם   בַּמַּלְכֶּן   וְכֵן   יַעֲשֶׂה   לְכֹל   עָרֵי   בְנֵי   עַמּוֹן   וַיָּשָׁב   דָּוִד   וְכָל   הָעָם   יְרוּשָׁלִָם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ τὸν λαὸν τὸν ὄντα ἐν αὐτῇ ἐξήγαγεν καὶ ἔθηκεν ἐν τῷ πρίονι καὶ ἐν τοῖς τριβόλοις τοῖς σιδηροῖς καὶ διήγαγεν αὐτοὺς διὰ τοῦ πλινθείου καὶ οὕτως ἐποίησεν πάσαις ταῖς πόλεσιν υἱῶν Αμμων καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Δαυιδ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς εἰς Ιερουσαλημ

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H0853
H9014
 וְ (ve)
אֶת (et-)
־
and
obj.
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 C
To
H9009
H5971a
 הָ (ha)
עָ֨ם (am)
 the
people
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H0834a
H9014
 אֲשֶׁר (asher-)
־
which
link
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 Tr
H9003
H9034
 בָּ֜ (ba)
הּ (h)
 in
her
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

Rd
Sp3fs
H3318
 הוֹצִ֗יא (hvótzi)
 to come out
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p ♂ sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
H9001
H7760a
 וַ (va)
יָּ֣שֶׂם (jasem)
 seq
to set
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H9003
H4050
 בַּ֠ (ba)
מְּגֵרָה (megerah)
 in
saw
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncfsa
H9002
H9003
H2757
 וּ (o)
בַ (va)
חֲרִצֵ֨י (charitzei)
 and
in
incision
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

C
R
Ncmpc
H9009
H1270
 הַ (ha)
בַּרְזֶ֜ל (barezel)
 the
iron
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9002
H9003
H4037
 וּֽ (o)
בְ (ve)
מַגְזְרֹ֣ת (magezerót)
 and
in
axe
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

C
R
Ncfpc
H9009
H1270
 הַ (ha)
בַּרְזֶ֗ל (barezel)
 the
iron
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9001
H5674a
 וְ (ve)
הֶעֱבִ֤יר (heevir)
 seq
to pass
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil 3p ♂ sing. hiphil third person masculine singular

c
Vhq3ms
H0853
H9038
 אוֹתָ (vóta)
ם֙ (m)
 obj.
them
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

To
Sp3mp
H9003
H4404
 בַּ (ba)
מַּלְכֶּן (maleken)
 in
brick
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H9002
H3651c
 וְ (ve)
כֵ֣ן (khen)
 and
so
Conj. Conjunktion

Adv. Adverb

 C
D
H6213a
 יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה (jaase)
 to make
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9005
H3605
 לְ (le)
כֹ֖ל (khól)
 to
all
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H5892b
 עָרֵ֣י (arei)
 city
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H1121a
H9014
 בְנֵֽי (venei-)
־
son
link
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H5983
 עַמּ֑וֹן (amvón)
 Ammon
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9001
H7725
 וַ (va)
יָּ֧שָׁב (jashav)
 seq
to return
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H1732
 דָּוִ֛ד (david)
 David
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9002
H3605
H9014
 וְ (ve)
כָל (khal-)
־
and
all
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H9009
H5971a
 הָ (ha)
עָ֖ם (am)
 the
people
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H3389
H9016
H9017
 יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם (jeroshalaim)
׃
פ (f)
 Jerusalem
verseEnd
para
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl

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