2 Chronicles 32:4 Go deeper
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So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? (KJV)
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וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.Tzuand they assembled
Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to gather
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 1
עַם\־'am-people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 2
רָ֔בRavnumerous
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 32:4 word 3
וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙vai.yis.te.Muand they stopped up
Lemma: סָתַם (sa.tam) · Strong's: H5640A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to close
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, 2 Kings 3:19, 2 Kings 3:25, 2 Chronicles 32:3, 2 Chronicles 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5640A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 4
אֶת\־'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 32:4 word 5
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 6
הַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹתha.ma'.ya.Notthe springs
Lemma: מַעְיָן (ma.yan) · Strong's: H4599
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: spring
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 11:36, Joshua 15:9, Joshua 18:15, 1 Kings 18:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4599; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 7
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 32:4 word 8
הַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalthe wadi
Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: torrent: river
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 32:23, Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5158A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 9
הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ףha.sho.Tefwhich flowed
Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to overflow
Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, 1 Kings 22:38, Job 14:19, Psalms 69:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7857; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 10
בְּתוֹךְ\־be.tokh-in [the] middle of
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 11
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 12
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 32:4 word 13
לָ֤מָּהLa.mah<to> why?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 14
יָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uwill they come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 32:4 word 15
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 32:4 word 16
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 17
וּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'Uand they will find
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 32:4 word 18
מַ֥יִםMa.yimwaters
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 32:4 word 19
רַבִּֽים\׃ra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
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 32:4 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| assembled | → | קָבַץ H6908 to gather |
| and stopped | → | סָתַם H5640A to close |
| up all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the springs | → | מַעְיָן H4599 spring |
| and the stream | → | נַ֫חַל H5158A torrent: river |
| that flowed | → | שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow |
| through | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| Why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| should the kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| and find | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| plenty | → | רַב H7227A many |
| of water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| they said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
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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