Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam. Young's Literal Translation And he smiteth them hip and thigh—a great smiting, and goeth down and dwelleth in the cleft of the rock Etam. King James Bible And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. Hebrew And he struckוַיַּ֨ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike them ruthlessly שׁ֛וֹק (šō·wq) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7785: The, leg with a great גְדוֹלָ֑ה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent slaughter, מַכָּ֣ה (mak·kāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4347: A wound, carnage, pestilence and then went down וַיֵּ֣רֶד (way·yê·reḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend and stayed וַיֵּ֔שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the cave בִּסְעִ֖יף (bis·‘îp̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5585: A fissure, a bough at the rock סֶ֥לַע (se·la‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5553: A craggy rock of Etam. עֵיטָֽם׃ (‘ê·ṭām) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5862: Etam -- three places in Israel |