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Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand people came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 1
וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duand they told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 2
לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙li.ho.sha.Fatto Jehoshaphat
Lemma: יְהוֹשָׁפָט (ye.ho.sha.phat) · Strong's: H3092I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoshaphat
Used 75 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:2, 1 Kings 22:4, 1 Kings 22:5, 1 Kings 22:7, 1 Kings 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3092I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 3
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 20:2 word 4
בָּ֣אba'[is] coming
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 5
עָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaon you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 6
הָמ֥וֹןha.Mona multitude
Lemma: הָמוֹן (ha.mon) · Strong's: H1995A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: crowd
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, Judges 4:7, 1 Samuel 4:14, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1995A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 7
רָ֛בravgreat
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 8
מֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verfrom [the] other side
Lemma: עֵ֫בֶר (e.ver) · Strong's: H5676H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: side: beyond
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Exodus 25:37, Numbers 22:1, Numbers 32:32, Numbers 34:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5676H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 9
לַיָּ֖םlai.Yamof the sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 10
מֵאֲרָ֑םme.'a.Ramfrom Aram
Lemma: אֲרָם (a.ram) · Strong's: H0758M
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Edom
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 8:12, 2 Samuel 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0758M; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 11
וְהִנָּם֙ve.hi.Namand there they
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 12
בְּחַֽצְצ֣וֹןbe.cha.Tzon[are] in Hazezon
Lemma: חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר (chats.tson ta.mar) · Strong's: H2688
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Hazazon-tamar
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2688; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 13
תָּמָ֔רta.MarTamar
Lemma: חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר (chats.tson ta.mar) · Strong's: H2688
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Hazazon-tamar
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2688; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 14
הִ֖יאhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 15
עֵ֥ין'ein[is] En
Lemma: עֵין גֶּ֫דִי (en ge.di) · Strong's: H5872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Engedi
Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 15:62, 1 Samuel 23:29, 1 Samuel 24:1, Song of Solomon 1:14, Ezekiel 47:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5872; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 16
גֶּֽדִי\׃Ge.diGedi
Lemma: עֵין גֶּ֫דִי (en ge.di) · Strong's: H5872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Engedi
Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 15:62, 1 Samuel 23:29, 1 Samuel 24:1, Song of Solomon 1:14, Ezekiel 47:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5872; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then some men came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| and told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| Jehoshaphat | → | יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092I Jehoshaphat |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| A vast | → | רַב H7227A many |
| army | → | הָמוֹן H1995A crowd |
| is coming | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| against you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| from Edom | → | אֲרָם H0758M Edom |
| from beyond | → | עֵ֫בֶר H5676H side: beyond |
| the Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| they are already | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| in Hazazon-tamar | → | חַצֲצֹן תָּמָר H2688 Hazazon-tamar |
| (that is | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| En-gedi | → | עֵין גֶּ֫דִי H5872 Engedi |
| . . . | → | עֵין גֶּ֫דִי H5872 Engedi |
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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