2 Samuel 23:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But the worthless,וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל
(u·ve·li·ya·'al)
1100: worthlessnessfrom beli and yaal
every oneכֻּלָּ֑הַם
(kul·la·ham;)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of them will be thrust awayמֻנָ֖ד
(mu·nad)
5074: to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, fluttera prim. root
like thorns,כְּקֹ֥וץ
(ke·ko·vtz)
6975: a thorn, thornbushfrom an unused word
Becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they cannotלֹ֥א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
be takenיִקָּֽחוּ׃
(yik·ka·chu.)
3947: to takea prim. root
in hand;בְיָ֖ד
(ve·yad)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But the sons of Belial
bliya`al  (bel-e-yah'-al)
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness -- Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
shall be all of them as thorns
qowts  (kotse)
a thorn -- thorn.
thrust away
nadad  (naw-dad')
to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
because they cannot be taken
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
with hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand;

King James Bible
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside; they can never be picked up by hand.

International Standard Version
But ungodly men are like thorns that are discarded because they cannot be safely handled.

NET Bible
But evil people are like thorns--all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Worthless people are like thorns. All of them are thrown away, because they cannot be picked by hand.

King James 2000 Bible
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
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