2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:20

²⁰Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who escaped	הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית	haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
the sword	הַחֶ֖רֶב	ha·ḥe·reḇ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile	וַיֶּ֛גֶל	way·ye·ḡel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and they became	וַֽיִּהְיוּ־	way·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
servants	לַעֲבָדִ֔ים	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
to him	ל֤וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and his sons	וּלְבָנָיו֙	ū·lə·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the kingdom	מַלְכ֥וּת	mal·ḵūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
of Persia	פָּרָֽס׃	pā·rās	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6539 Persia
came to power	מְלֹ֖ךְ	mə·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.