Isaiah

Isaiah 36:8

⁸Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses — if you can put riders on them!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְעַתָּה֙	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
therefore	וְעַתָּה֙	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
make a bargain	הִתְעָ֣רֶב	hiṯ·‘ā·reḇ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
my master	אֲדֹנִ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֑וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
I will give	וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה	wə·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
two thousand	אַלְפַּ֣יִם	’al·pa·yim	Number - md	H505 thousand
horses	סוּסִ֔ים	sū·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you can	תּוּכַ֕ל	tū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
put	לָ֥תֶת	lā·ṯeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
riders	רֹכְבִ֥ים	rō·ḵə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7392 mount and ride, ride
on them	עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.