2 Kings
2 Kings 19:35
35And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וַיְהִי֮ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| that very | הַהוּא֒ | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| night | בַּלַּ֣יְלָה | bal·lay·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| the angel | מַלְאַ֣ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| went out | וַיֵּצֵ֣א׀ | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and struck down | וַיַּךְ֙ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| 185,000 men | מֵאָ֛ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| in the camp | בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה | bə·ma·ḥă·nêh | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| of the Assyrians | אַשּׁ֔וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| When the people got up | וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ | way·yaš·kî·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7925 start, rise, early |
| the next morning | בַבֹּ֔קֶר | ḇab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| there | וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| were all | כֻלָּ֖ם | ḵul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| the dead | מֵתִֽים׃ | mê·ṯîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4191 die |
| bodies | פְּגָרִ֥ים | pə·ḡā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6297 corpse, carcass |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 32:21–22 · 2 Samuel 24:16 · Exodus 12:29–30 · Isaiah 37:36 · Psalm 76:5–7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 · Acts 12:23 · Daniel 5:30 · Hosea 1:7 · Isaiah 10:33 · Isaiah 10:16–19 · 1 Chronicles 21:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.