2 Kings
2 Kings 23:29
29During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During | בְּיָמָ֡יו | bə·yā·māw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Pharaoh | פַרְעֹ֨ה | p̄ar·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| Neco | נְכֹ֧ה | nə·ḵōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5224 Necho |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֛יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| marched up | עָלָה֩ | ‘ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| help the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁ֖וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Euphrates | פְּרָ֑ת | pə·rāṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6578 Eupharates |
| River | נְהַר־ | nə·har- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5104 stream, river |
| King | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Josiah | יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ | yō·šî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2977 Joshijah |
| went out | וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to confront him | לִקְרָאת֔וֹ | liq·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| but | כִּרְאֹת֖וֹ | kir·’ō·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| him | אֹתֽוֹ׃ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and killed him | וַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ | way·mî·ṯê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| at Megiddo | בִּמְגִדּ֔וֹ | bim·ḡid·dōw | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4023 Megiddon, Megiddo |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 46:2 · 2 Chronicles 35:20–24 · Zechariah 12:11 · Judges 5:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.