2 Kings 25:23
When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.
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ASV
Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
KJV
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
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31 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ | vai.yish.me.'U | and they heard | H8085 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sa.Rei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → |
| הַחֲיָלִ֜ים | ha.cha.ya.Lim | the armies | H2428 → |
| הֵ֣מָּה | He.mah | they | H1992 → |
| וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | ve.ha.'a.na.Shim | and the men | H582 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| הִפְקִ֤יד | hif.Kid | he had appointed | H6485 → |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | Me.lekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| בָּבֶל֙ | ba.Vel | Babylon | H894 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ | ge.dal.Ya.hu | Gedaliah | H1436 → |
| וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ | vai.ya.Vo.'u | and they came | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ | ge.dal.Ya.hu | Gedaliah | H1436 → |
| הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה | ha.mitz.Pah | <the> Mizpah | H4709 → |
| וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל | ve.yish.ma.'El | and Ishmael | H3458 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| נְתַנְיָ֡ה | ne.tan.Yah | Nethaniah | H5418 → |
| וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן | ve.yo.cha.Nan | and Johanan | H3110 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| קָ֠רֵחַ | Ka.re.ach | Kareah | H7143 → |
| וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה | u.se.ra.Yah | and Seraiah | H8304 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת | tan.Chu.met | Tanhumeth | H8576 → |
| הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י | ha.ne.to.fa.Ti | the Netophathite | H5200 → |
| וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ | ve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.hu | and Jaazaniah | H2970 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י | ha.Ma.'a.kha.Ti | the Maacathite | H4602 → |
| הֵ֖מָּה | He.mah | they | H1992 → |
| וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ | ve.'an.shei.Hem | and men their | H582 → |
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