2 Kings
2 Kings 25:20–21
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 25:20
| 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 |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 25:21 2 Kings 23:27 · Deuteronomy 28:64
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.