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And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. (KJV)
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וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.Fuand they pursued
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 1
חֵיל\־cheil-[the] army of
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength: soldiers
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 2
כַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.Dim[the] Chaldeans
Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Chaldea
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 3
אַחַ֣ר'a.Charafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 4
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.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 25:5 word 5
וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guand they overtook
Lemma: נָשַׂג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to overtake
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:6, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5381; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 6
אֹת֖וֹ'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 25:5 word 7
בְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.Votin [the] plains of
Lemma: עֲרָבָה (a.ra.vah) · Strong's: H6160L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: plain
Used 19 times. Also: Joshua 4:13, Joshua 5:10, 2 Samuel 17:16, Job 24:5, Job 39:6, Psalms 68:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6160L; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 8
יְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoJericho
Lemma: יְרִיחוֹ (ye.ri.cho) · Strong's: H3405G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jericho
Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 22:1, Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 33:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3405G; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 9
וְכָל\־ve.kholand 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 Kings 25:5 word 10
חֵיל֔וֹchei.Loarmy his
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength: soldiers
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 11
נָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuthey were scattered
Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to scatter
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6327A; TAHOT 2 Kings 25:5 word 12
מֵעָלָֽיו\׃me.'a.Lavfrom with <the> him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 25:5 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but the army | → | חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers |
| of the Chaldeans | → | כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea |
| pursued | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| [the king] | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| and overtook | → | נָשַׂג H5381 to overtake |
| him | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| in the plains | → | עֲרָבָה H6160L plain |
| of Jericho | → | יְרִיחוֹ H3405G Jericho |
| and his whole | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| army | → | חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers |
| deserted | → | פּוּץ H6327A to scatter |
| him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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