2 Chronicles 18:26 Go deeper
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And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. (KJV)
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וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.Temand you will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 1
כֹּ֚הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 2
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 3
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 4
שִׂ֥ימוּSi.muput
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 5
זֶ֖הzehthis one
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 6
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 7
הַכֶּ֑לֶאha.Ke.le'<the> imprisonment
Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶא (ke.le) · Strong's: H3608
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: prison
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 25:27, 2 Kings 25:29, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3608; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 8
וְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huand feed him
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 9
לֶ֤חֶםLe.chembread
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 10
לַ֙חַץ֙la.chatzoppression
Lemma: לַ֫חַץ (la.chats) · Strong's: H3906
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: oppression
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 3:9, Deuteronomy 26:7, 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 13:4, Job 36:15, Psalms 42:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3906; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 11
וּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimand water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 12
לַ֔חַץLa.chatzoppression
Lemma: לַ֫חַץ (la.chats) · Strong's: H3906
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: oppression
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 3:9, Deuteronomy 26:7, 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 13:4, Job 36:15, Psalms 42:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3906; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 13
עַ֖ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 14
שׁוּבִ֥יshu.Vireturn I
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 15
בְשָׁלֽוֹם\׃ve.sha.Lomin safety
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 26:31, Genesis 28:21, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 41:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 18:26 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and tell them | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| that this is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Put | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| this [man] | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| in prison | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| . . . | → | כֶּ֫לֶא H3608 prison |
| and feed him | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| only bread | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| . . . | → | לַ֫חַץ H3906 oppression |
| and water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| . . . | → | לַ֫חַץ H3906 oppression |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| I return | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| safely | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965G peace |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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