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Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. (KJV)
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וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'and he prophesied
Lemma: נָבָא (na.va) · Strong's: H5012
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtw3ms)
Meaning: to prophesy
Used 114 times. Also: Numbers 11:25, Numbers 11:26, Numbers 11:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5012; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 1
אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerEliezer
Lemma: אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר (e.li.e.zer) · Strong's: H0461L
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eliezer
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0461L; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 3
דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.huDodavahu
Lemma: דּוֹדָוָהוּ (do.da.va.hu) · Strong's: H1735
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Dodavahu
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1735; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 4
מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.Shahfrom Mareshah
Lemma: מָרֵשָׁה (mar.e.shah) · Strong's: H4762G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mareshah
Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 15:44, 2 Chronicles 11:8, 2 Chronicles 14:9, 2 Chronicles 14:10, Micah 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4762G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
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 20:37 word 6
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphat
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 20:37 word 7
לֵאמֹ֑רle.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 20:37 word 8
כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.Khaas making alliance you
Lemma: חָבַר (cha.var) · Strong's: H2266
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)
Meaning: to unite
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 28:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2266; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 9
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 10
אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huAhaziah
Lemma: אֲחַזְיָ֫הוּ (a.chaz.yah) · Strong's: H0274G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahaziah
Used 7 times. Also: 1 Kings 22:40, 1 Kings 22:49, 1 Kings 22:51, 2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 1:18, 2 Chronicles 20:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0274G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 11
פָּרַ֤ץpa.Ratzhe will break
Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to break through
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:14, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 19:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 12
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 13
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 14
מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaworks your
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 15
וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.Ruand they were broken
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 16
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.Yotships
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 17
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 18
עָצְר֖וּ'a.tze.Ruthey retained
Lemma: עָצַר (a.tsar) · Strong's: H6113
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to restrain
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 20:18, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8, Deuteronomy 11:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6113; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 19
לָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetto go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 20
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 21
תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ\׃tar.ShishTarshish
Lemma: תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) · Strong's: H8659H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tarshish
Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 20:36, Esther 1:14, Psalms 48:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8659H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 20:37 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Eliezer | → | אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר H0461L Eliezer |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Dodavahu | → | דּוֹדָוָהוּ H1735 Dodavahu |
| of Mareshah | → | מָרֵשָׁה H4762G Mareshah |
| prophesied | → | נָבָא H5012 to prophesy |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Jehoshaphat | → | יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092I Jehoshaphat |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Because you have allied yourself | → | חָבַר H2266 to unite |
| with | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Ahaziah | → | אֲחַזְיָ֫הוּ H0274G Ahaziah |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has destroyed | → | פָּרַץ H6555 to break through |
| your works | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| So the ships | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| were wrecked | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| and were unable | → | עָצַר H6113 to restrain |
| to sail | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Tarshish | → | תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659H Tarshish |
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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