2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 36:17
17So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans,j who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
Footnotes
- j 36:17 That is, the Babylonians; also clarified in verse 19
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So He brought up | וַיַּ֨עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| against them | עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of the Chaldeans | כַּשְׂדִּיִּים | kaś·dī·yīm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
| who put | וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג | way·ya·hă·rōḡ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| their young men | בַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤ם | ba·ḥū·rê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H970 young man |
| to the sword | בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| in the sanctuary | מִקְדָּשָׁ֔ם | miq·dā·šām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| sparing | חָמַ֛ל | ḥā·mal | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2550 spare |
| neither | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| young men | בָּח֥וּר | bā·ḥūr | Noun - masculine singular | H970 young man |
| nor young women | וּבְתוּלָ֖ה | ū·ḇə·ṯū·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1330 virgin |
| neither elderly | זָקֵ֣ן | zā·qên | Adjective - masculine singular | H2205 old |
| nor infirm | וְיָשֵׁ֑שׁ | wə·yā·šêš | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H3486 aged, decrepit |
| gave them | נָתַ֥ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| all | הַכֹּ֖ל | hak·kōl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| into the hand | בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 74:20 · Ezra 9:7 · Ezekiel 9:5–7 · Jeremiah 40:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.