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And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'and he listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 1
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him
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 Kings 16:9 word 2
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 Kings 16:9 word 3
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 Kings 16:9 word 4
וַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'Aland he came up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 5
מֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 Kings 16:9 word 6
אַשּׁ֤וּר'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 Kings 16:9 word 7
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 Kings 16:9 word 8
דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekDamascus
Lemma: דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) · Strong's: H1834
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Damascus
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 15:2, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 11:24, 1 Kings 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1834; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 9
וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haand he seized it
Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to capture
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 10
וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haand he took into exile it
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540K
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to reveal: remove
Used 74 times. Also: Judges 18:30, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 2 Samuel 15:19, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540K; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 11
קִ֑ירָהKi.rahKir towards
Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7024B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kir
Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 22:6, Amos 1:5, Amos 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7024B; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 12
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 Kings 16:9 word 13
רְצִ֖יןre.TzinRezin
Lemma: רְצִין (re.tsin) · Strong's: H7526G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Rezin
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:37, 2 Kings 16:5, 2 Kings 16:6, Isaiah 7:1, Isaiah 7:4, Isaiah 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7526G; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 14
הֵמִֽית\׃he.Mithe put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Kings 16:9 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| responded | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| to him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| marched up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| . . . | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| . . . | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Damascus | → | דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus |
| and captured it | → | תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture |
| He took its people | → | גָּלָה H1540K to reveal: remove |
| to Kir as captives | → | קִיר H7024B Kir |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| put Rezin | → | רְצִין H7526G Rezin |
| to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
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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