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2 Samuel 8:2

NETBible	He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third.¹ The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.²
NIV © biblegateway 2Sa 8:2	David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 8:2	He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.
NLT © biblegateway 2Sa 8:2	David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s servants and brought him tribute money.
MSG © biblegateway 2Sa 8:2	He also fought and defeated Moab. He chose two-thirds of them randomly and executed them. The other third he spared. So the Moabites fell under David's rule and were forced to bring tribute.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Sa 8:2	And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Sa 8:2	He also defeated the Moabites and, making them lie down on the ground, measured them off with a cord; he measured two lengths of cord for those who were to be put to death, and one length for those who were to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
NKJV © biblegateway 2Sa 8:2	Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.
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KJV	And he smote <05221> (8686) Moab <04124>_, and measured <04058> (8762) them with a line <02256>_, casting them down <07901> (8687) to the ground <0776>_; even with two <08147> lines <02256> measured <04058> (8762) he to put to death <04191> (8687)_, and with one full <04393> line <02256> to keep alive <02421> (8687)_. And [so] the Moabites <04124> became David's <01732> servants <05650>_, [and] brought <05375> (8802) gifts <04503>_.
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 8:2	He defeated <05221> Moab <04124> , and measured <04058> them with the line <02256> , making them lie <07901> down <07901> on the ground <0776> ; and he measured <04058> two <08147> lines <02256> to put <04191> to death <04191> and one full <04393> line <02256> to keep <02421> alive <02421> . And the Moabites <04124> became <01961> servants <05650> to David <01732> , bringing <05375> tribute <04503> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ epataxen <3960> V-AAI-3S dauid {N-PRI} thn <3588> T-ASF mwab {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ diemetrhsen {V-AAI-3S} autouv <846> D-APM en <1722> PREP scoinioiv <4979> N-DPN koimisav {V-AAPNS} autouv <846> D-APM epi <1909> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S ta <3588> T-NPN duo <1417> N-NUI scoinismata {N-NPN} tou <3588> T-GSN yanatwsai <2289> V-AAN kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-APN duo <1417> N-NUI scoinismata {N-APN} ezwgrhsen <2221> V-AAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S mwab {N-PRI} tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} eiv <1519> PREP doulouv <1401> N-APM ferontav <5342> V-PAPAP xenia {N-APN}
NET [draft] ITL	He defeated <05221> the Moabites <04124> . He made them lie <07901> on the ground <0776> and then used a rope <02256> to measure <04058> them off <04058> . He put <04058> two-thirds <08147> of them to death <04191> and spared <02421> the other third. The Moabites <04124> became David’s <01732> subjects <05650> and brought <05375> tribute <04503> .
HEBREW	hxnm <04503> yavn <05375> Mydbel <05650> dwdl <01732> bawm <04124> yhtw <01961> twyxhl <02421> lbxh <02256> almw <04393> tymhl <04191> Mylbx <02256> yns <08147> ddmyw <04058> hura <0776> Mtwa <0853> bksh <07901> lbxb <02256> Mddmyw <04058> bawm <04124> ta <0853> Kyw (8:2) <05221>

NETBible

He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third.¹ The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.²

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and he measured [with] two [lengths] of rope to put to death and [with] the fullness of the rope to keep alive.”

²tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”