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So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovand he returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 1
רַב\־rav-[the] chief
Lemma: רַבְשָׁקֵה (rav.sha.qeh) · Strong's: H7262
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Rabshakeh
Used 32 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 18:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7262; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 2
שָׁקֵ֔הsha.Kehcommander
Lemma: רַבְשָׁקֵה (rav.sha.qeh) · Strong's: H7262
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Rabshakeh
Used 32 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 18:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7262; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 3
וַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'and he found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 Isaiah 37:8 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 Isaiah 37:8 word 5
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 Isaiah 37:8 word 6
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 Isaiah 37:8 word 7
נִלְחָ֖םnil.Chamfighting
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 8
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 Isaiah 37:8 word 9
לִבְנָ֑הliv.NahLibnah
Lemma: לִבְנָה (liv.nah) · Strong's: H3841H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Libnah
Used 16 times. Also: Joshua 10:29, Joshua 10:31, Joshua 10:32, Joshua 10:39, Joshua 12:15, Joshua 15:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3841H; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 10
כִּ֣יkiif
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 11
שָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'he had heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 Isaiah 37:8 word 12
כִּ֥יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 13
נָסַ֖עna.Sa'he had departed
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 14
מִלָּכִֽישׁ\׃mi.la.Khishfrom Lachish
Lemma: לָכִישׁ (la.khish) · Strong's: H3923
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lachish
Used 24 times. Also: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 10:31, Joshua 10:32, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3923; TAHOT Isaiah 37:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the Rabshakeh | → | רַבְשָׁקֵה H7262 Rabshakeh |
| heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the king of Assyria had left | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| Lachish | → | לָכִישׁ H3923 Lachish |
| he withdrew | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| and found | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| fighting | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Libnah | → | לִבְנָה H3841H Libnah |
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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