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And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: (KJV)
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וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:20 word 1
אֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 25:20 word 2
נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanNebuzaradan
Lemma: נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן (ne.vu.zar.a.dan) · Strong's: H5018
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nebuzaradan
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:11, Jeremiah 39:9, Jeremiah 39:10, Jeremiah 39:11, Jeremiah 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5018; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:20 word 3
רַב\־rav-[the] chief of
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: chief
Used 29 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:10, 2 Kings 25:11, 2 Kings 25:12, 2 Kings 25:15, 2 Kings 25:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227B; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:20 word 4
טַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.Chim[the] bodyguards
Lemma: טַבָּח (tab.bach) · Strong's: H2876
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: guard
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:10, Genesis 41:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2876; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:20 word 5
וַיֹּ֧לֶךְvai.Yo.lekhand he brought
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980J
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to go: take
Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 2:9, Numbers 16:46, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 28:36, Deuteronomy 29:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980J; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:20 word 6
אֹתָ֛ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 25:20 word 7
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 25:20 word 8
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 25:20 word 9
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:20 word 10
רִבְלָֽתָה\׃riv.La.tahRiblah towards
Lemma: רִבְלָה (riv.lah) · Strong's: H7247H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Riblah
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Kings 25:6, 2 Kings 25:21, Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 39:6, Jeremiah 52:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7247H; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:20 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Nebuzaradan | → | נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן H5018 Nebuzaradan |
| captain | → | רַב H7227B chief |
| of the guard | → | טַבָּח H2876 guard |
| took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| and brought | → | הָלַךְ H1980J to go: take |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| at Riblah | → | רִבְלָה H7247H Riblah |
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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