Jeremiah

Jeremiah 39:8

⁸The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
set fire to	שָׂרְפ֥וּ	śā·rə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8313 burn
the palace	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
to the houses	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
they broke down	נָתָֽצוּ׃	nā·ṯā·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5422 pull down, break down
the walls	חֹמ֥וֹת	ḥō·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2346 wall
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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