2 Kings 25:4
Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
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ASV
Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
KJV
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע | va.ti.ba.Ka' | and it was broken into | H1234 → |
| הָעִ֗יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and all | H3605 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֨י | 'an.Shei | [the] men of | H582 → |
| הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ | ha.mil.cha.Mah | <the> war | H4421 → |
| הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ | ha.Lay.lah | this night | H3915 → |
| דֶּ֜רֶךְ | De.rekh | [the] way of | H1870 → |
| שַׁ֣עַר׀ | Sha.'ar | [the] gate | H8179 → |
| בֵּ֣ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם | ha.cho.mo.Ta.yim | the two walls | H2346 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [was] at | H5921 → |
| גַּ֣ן | gan | [the] garden of | H1588 → |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים | ve.khas.Dim | and [the] Chaldeans | H3778 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [were] on | H5921 → |
| הָעִ֖יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| סָבִ֑יב | sa.Viv | all around | H5439 → |
| וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | vai.Ye.lekh | and he went | H1980 → |
| דֶּ֥רֶךְ | De.rekh | [the] direction of | H1870 → |
| הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ | ha.'a.ra.Vah | the Arabah | H6160 → |
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