2 Kings
2 Kings 24:10–11
10At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. 11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.
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2 Kings 24:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that | הַהִ֔יא | ha·hî | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | בָּעֵ֣ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| the servants | עַבְדֵ֛י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of Nebuchadnezzar | נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר | nə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| marched up | עָלָה | ʿå̄·lå̄h | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| and the city | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| came | וַתָּבֹ֥א | wat·tā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| under siege | בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ | bam·mā·ṣō·wr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment |
2 Kings 24:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֛א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the city | הָעִ֑יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| while his servants | וַעֲבָדָ֖יו | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| were besieging it | צָרִ֥ים | ṣā·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6696 confine, bind, besiege |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.