2 Kings

2 Kings 25:7

⁷And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
they slaughtered	שָׁחֲט֖וּ	šā·ḥă·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7819 slaughter, beat
the sons	בְּנֵי֙	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
before his eyes	לְעֵינָ֑יו	lə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
Then	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
they put out	עִוֵּ֔ר	‘iw·wêr	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5786 make blind, blind
eyes	עֵינֵ֤י	‘ê·nê	Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
bound him	וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙	way·ya·’as·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
with bronze shackles	בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם	ḇan·ḥuš·ta·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - fd	H5178 copper, bronze
and took him	וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ	way·ḇi·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Babylon	בָּבֶֽל׃ס	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.