2 Kings

2 Kings 3:25

²⁵They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They destroyed	יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ	ya·hă·rō·sū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2040 throw down, break or tear down
the cities	וְהֶעָרִ֣ים	wə·he·‘ā·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
and each man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
threw	יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ	yaš·lî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
stones	אַבְנ֜וֹ	’aḇ·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H68 stone
on every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
good	ט֠וֹבָה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
field	חֶלְקָ֣ה	ḥel·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2513 portion
until it was covered	וּמִלְא֗וּהָ	ū·mil·’ū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
They stopped up	יִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙	yis·tō·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close
every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
spring	מַעְיַן־	ma‘·yan-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4599 spring
and cut down	יַפִּ֔ילוּ	yap·pî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
good	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
tree	עֵֽץ־	‘êṣ-	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
Only	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Kir-haraseth	חֲרָ֑שֶׂת	ḥă·rā·śeṯ	Preposition, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7025 Kir-Cheres, Kir-Chareseth
was left	הִשְׁאִ֧יר	hiš·’îr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
with stones in place	אֲבָנֶ֛יהָ	’ă·ḇā·ne·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H68 stone
but men with slings	הַקַּלָּעִ֖ים	haq·qal·lā·‘îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7051 slinger
surrounded it	וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ	way·yā·sōb·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
and attacked it	וַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃	way·yak·kū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H5221 smite

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.