Isaiah
Isaiah 37:38
38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day | וַיְהִי֩ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| while he | ה֨וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was worshiping | מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה | miš·ta·ḥă·weh | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| in the temple | בֵּ֣ית׀ | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of his god | אֱלֹהָ֗יו | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
| Nisroch | נִסְרֹ֣ךְ | nis·rōḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5268 Nisrok |
| his sons | בָּנָיו֙ | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Adrammelech | וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ | wə·’aḏ·ram·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H152 Adrammelek |
| and Sharezer | וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר | wə·śar·’e·ṣer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8272 Sharetser |
| put him | הִכֻּ֣הוּ | hik·ku·hū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| to the sword | בַחֶ֔רֶב | ḇa·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and | וְהֵ֥מָּה | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| escaped | נִמְלְט֖וּ | nim·lə·ṭū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4422 slip away |
| to the land | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Ararat | אֲרָרָ֑ט | ’ă·rā·rāṭ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H780 Ararat |
| And his son | בְּנ֖וֹ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Esar-haddon | חַדֹּ֥ן | ḥad·dōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H634 Esarhaddon |
| reigned | וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | way·yim·lōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| in his place | תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ס | taḥ·tāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H8478 the under part |
Cross-references
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Genesis 8:4 · Jeremiah 51:27 · Ezra 4:2 · Isaiah 14:12 · 2 Chronicles 32:21 · 2 Chronicles 32:14 · Isaiah 14:9 · Isaiah 37:10 · 2 Chronicles 32:19 · 2 Kings 19:36–37 · Isaiah 36:15 · Isaiah 36:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.