2 Kings

2 Kings 3:21

²¹Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Moabites	מוֹאָב֙	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
had heard	שָֽׁמְע֔וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the kings	הַמְּלָכִ֖ים	ham·mə·lā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
had come up	עָל֥וּ	‘ā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to fight	לְהִלָּ֣חֶם	lə·hil·lā·ḥem	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3898 fight, do battle
against them	בָּ֑ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
So all	מִכֹּ֨ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who could bear arms	חֹגֵ֤ר	ḥō·ḡêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
and old	וָמַ֔עְלָה	wā·ma‘·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
were summoned	וַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּ	way·yiṣ·ṣā·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6817 cry, cry out, call
and stationed	וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ	way·ya·‘am·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the border	הַגְּבֽוּל׃	hag·gə·ḇūl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.