2 Kings 25:22
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
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ASV
And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.
KJV
And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָעָ֗ם | ve.ha.'Am | and the people | H5971 → |
| הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ | ha.nish.'Ar | who remained | H7604 → |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | be.'E.retz | in [the] land of | H776 → |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | ye.hu.Dah | Judah | H3063 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| הִשְׁאִ֔יר | hish.'Ir | he left behind | H7604 → |
| נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר | ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar | Nebuchadnezzar | H5019 → |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | Me.lekh | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| בָּבֶ֑ל | ba.Vel | Babylon | H894 → |
| וַיַּפְקֵ֣ד | vai.yaf.Ked | and he appointed | H6485 → |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | 'a.lei.Hem | over them | H5921 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ | ge.dal.Ya.hu | Gedaliah | H1436 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| אֲחִיקָ֥ם | 'a.chi.Kam | Ahikam | H296 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| שָׁפָֽן׃ פ | sha.Fan | Shaphan | H8227 → |
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