Isaiah
Isaiah 36:2
2And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh,a with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Footnotes
- a 36:2 Hebrew Rabshakeh is the title of a high-ranking Assyrian military officer; here and throughout chapters 36 and 37, as well as 2 Kings 18 and 19
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁ֣וּר׀ | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Rabshakeh | שָׁקֵ֨ה | šā·qêh | Noun - masculine singular | H7262 Rabshakeh |
| with a great | כָּבֵ֑ד | kā·ḇêḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H3515 heavy |
| army | בְּחֵ֣יל | bə·ḥêl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| from Lachish | מִלָּכִ֧ישׁ | mil·lā·ḵîš | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3923 Lakish |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| King | הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| at Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָה | yə·rū·šā·lə·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| And he stopped | וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד | way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| by the aqueduct | בִּתְעָלַת֙ | biṯ·‘ā·laṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8585 water-course |
| of the upper | הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה | hā·‘el·yō·w·nāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H5945 high |
| pool | הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה | hab·bə·rê·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1295 pool, pond |
| on the road | בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת | bim·sil·laṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4546 highway |
| to the Launderer’s | כוֹבֵֽס׃ | ḵō·w·ḇês | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| Field | שְׂדֵ֥ה | śə·ḏêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 7:3 · 2 Chronicles 32:9–23 · 2 Kings 18:17–37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.