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In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. (KJV)
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בְּיָמָ֡יוbe.ya.Mavin days his
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 1
עָלָה֩'a.Lahhe went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 23:29 word 2
פַרְעֹ֨הfar.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547Q
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh (Neco)
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Kings 23:34, Jeremiah 46:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547Q; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 3
נְכֹ֧הne.KhohNecho
Lemma: נְכוֹ (ne.kho) · Strong's: H5224H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: (Pharaoh) Neco
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Kings 23:34, 2 Kings 23:35, Jeremiah 46:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5224H; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 4
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.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 23:29 word 5
מִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 6
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 Kings 23:29 word 7
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.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 23:29 word 8
אַשּׁ֖וּר'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 23:29 word 9
עַל\־'al-to
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 Kings 23:29 word 10
נְהַר\־ne.har-[the] river of
Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: river
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 11
פְּרָ֑תpe.RatEuphrates
Lemma: פְּרָת (pe.rat) · Strong's: H6578
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Euphrates
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:4, 2 Kings 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6578; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 12
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 Kings 23:29 word 13
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.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 Kings 23:29 word 14
יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huJosiah
Lemma: יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ (yo.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H2977G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Josiah
Used 52 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 21:24, 2 Kings 21:26, 2 Kings 22:1, 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2977G; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 15
לִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.Toto meet him
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to encounter: meet
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 16
וַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙vay.mi.Te.huand he killed him
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
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 23:29 word 17
בִּמְגִדּ֔וֹbim.gi.Doat Megiddo
Lemma: מְגִדּוֹ (me.gid.don) · Strong's: H4023
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Megiddo
Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 12:21, Joshua 17:11, Judges 1:27, Judges 5:19, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4023; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 18
כִּרְאֹת֖וֹkir.'o.Towhen saw he
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Kings 23:29 word 19
אֹתֽוֹ\׃'o.To<obj.> him
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 23:29 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| During [Josiah’s] reign | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547Q Pharaoh (Neco) |
| Neco | → | נְכוֹ H5224H (Pharaoh) Neco |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| marched up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| help the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the Euphrates | → | פְּרָת H6578 Euphrates |
| River | → | נָהָר H5104H river |
| King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Josiah | → | יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ H2977G Josiah |
| went out | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to confront him | → | קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet |
| but [Neco] faced | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| him | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and killed him | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| at Megiddo | → | מְגִדּוֹ H4023 Megiddo |
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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