2 Kings
2 Kings 19:24
24I have dug wells
and drunk foreign waters.
With the soles of my feet
I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have dug wells | קַ֔רְתִּי | qar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6979 bore, dig |
| and drunk | וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי | wə·šā·ṯî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8354 drink |
| foreign | זָרִ֑ים | zā·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2114 be a stranger |
| waters | מַ֣יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| With the soles | בְּכַף־ | bə·ḵap̄- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| of my feet | פְּעָמַ֔י | pə·‘ā·may | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| I have dried up | וְאַחְרִב֙ | wə·’aḥ·riḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H2717 be dry, dried up |
| all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the streams | יְאֹרֵ֥י | yə·’ō·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2975 stream |
| of Egypt | מָצֽוֹר׃ | mā·ṣō·wr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4693 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.