The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:35 Explained

2 Samuel 22:35

KJV: He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

YLT: Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

Darby: He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.

ASV: He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He teacheth  my hands  to war;  so that a bow  of steel  is broken  by mine arms. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:35 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:35 mean?

He teaches my hands to make war so that can bend a bow of bronze my arms
מְלַמֵּ֥ד יָדַ֖י לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִחַ֥ת קֶֽשֶׁת־ נְחוּשָׁ֖ה זְרֹעֹתָֽי

מְלַמֵּ֥ד  He  teaches 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
יָדַ֖י  my  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה  to  make  war 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
וְנִחַ֥ת  so  that  can  bend 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָחַת  
Sense: to go down, descend.
קֶֽשֶׁת־  a  bow 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קֶשֶׁת  
Sense: bow.
נְחוּשָׁ֖ה  of  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחוּשָׁה  
Sense: copper, bronze.
זְרֹעֹתָֽי  my  arms 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: זְרֹועַ  
Sense: arm, forearm, shoulder, strength.

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