2 Kings

2 Kings 15:20

²⁰Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel — fifty shekels of silver^h from each man — to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.

Footnotes

h 15:20 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Menahem	מְנַחֵ֨ם	mə·na·ḥêm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4505 Menachem
exacted	וַיֹּצֵא֩	way·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
this money	הַכֶּ֜סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
from	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
each	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of the wealthy	הַחַ֔יִל	ha·ḥa·yil	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
men	גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י	gib·bō·w·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1368 strong, mighty
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֛ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
of silver	כֶּ֖סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
from each	אֶחָ֑ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to give	לָתֵת֙	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
to the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
So the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
withdrew	וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
remain	עָ֥מַד	‘ā·maḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in the land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.