Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful. Young's Literal Translation And he maketh in Jerusalem inventions—a device of an inventor—to be on the towers, and on the corners, to shoot with arrows and with great stones, and his name goeth out unto a distance, for he hath been wonderfully helped till that he hath been strong. King James Bible And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. Hebrew And in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel he made וַיַּ֣עַשׂ ׀ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make skillfully חוֹשֵׁ֗ב (ḥō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account designed מַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶת (ma·ḥă·še·ḇeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan devices חִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹת (ḥiš·šə·ḇō·nō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2810: A contrivance, actual, mental to shoot לִירוֹא֙ (lî·rō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach arrows בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים (ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2678: An arrow and catapult large גְּדֹל֑וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent stones וּבָאֲבָנִ֖ים (ū·ḇā·’ă·ḇā·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone [from] לִהְי֤וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the towers הַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ (ham·miḡ·dā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers and וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against corners. הַפִּנּ֔וֹת (hap·pin·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6438: An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain So his fame שְׁמוֹ֙ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name spread וַיֵּצֵ֤א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim far [and wide], לְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹק (lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq) Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he was marvelously הִפְלִ֥יא (hip̄·lî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6381: To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful helped לְהֵעָזֵ֖ר (lə·hê·‘ā·zêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5826: To surround, protect, aid until עַ֥ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while he became powerful. חָזָֽק׃ (ḥā·zāq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer |
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