2 Kings

2 Kings 25:19–21

¹⁹Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

²⁰Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ²¹There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

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2 Kings 25:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Of those	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
still in the city	הָעִ֡יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
he took	לָקַח֩	lā·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a	אֶחָ֜ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
court official	סָרִ֨יס	sā·rîs	Noun - masculine singular	H5631 eunuch
who	אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־	’ăšer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had been appointed	פָקִ֣יד׀	p̄ā·qîḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H6496 commissioner, deputy, overseer
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of war	הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
as well as five	וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה	wa·ḥă·miš·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
royal	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
advisors	מֵרֹאֵ֤י	mê·rō·’ê	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7200 see
also	וְאֵ֗ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the scribe	הַסֹּפֵר֙	has·sō·p̄êr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5608 count
of the captain	שַׂ֣ר	śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the army	הַצָּבָ֔א	haṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
who had enlisted	הַמַּצְבִּ֖א	ham·maṣ·bi	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6633 wage war, serve
the people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and sixty	וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים	wə·šiš·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
men	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
found	הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖ים	han·nim·ṣə·’îm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
in the city	בָּעִֽיר׃	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

2 Kings 25:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nebuzaradan	נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן	nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5018 Nebuzaradan
captain	רַב־	raḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
of the guard	טַבָּחִ֑ים	ṭab·bā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2876 cook
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
them	אֹתָ֔ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and brought	וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ	way·yō·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
them	אֹתָ֛ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
at Riblah	רִבְלָֽתָה׃	riḇ·lā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7247 Riblah

2 Kings 25:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There at Riblah	בְּרִבְלָ֖ה	bə·riḇ·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7247 Riblah
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Hamath	חֲמָ֑ת	ḥă·māṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2574 Chamath
the king	מֶ֨לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֧ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
struck them	וַיַּ֣ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
and put them to death	וַיְמִיתֵ֛ם	way·mî·ṯêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H4191 die
So Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
was taken into exile	וַיִּ֥גֶל	way·yi·ḡel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
away from	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
its own land	אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃	’aḏ·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H127 ground, land

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2 Kings 25:19 Esther 1:14

2 Kings 25:21 2 Kings 23:27 · Deuteronomy 28:64

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.