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Isaiah 36:8

Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!

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ASV

Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

KJV

Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
הִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revmake a wagerH6148 →
נָ֔אNa'pleaseH4994 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Nimaster myH113 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
וְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.Nahso let me giveH5414 →
לְךָ֙le.Khato you
אַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimtwo thousandH505 →
סוּסִ֔יםsu.SimhorsesH5483 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
תּוּכַ֕לtu.Khalyou will be ableH3201 →
לָ֥תֶתLa.tetto putH5414 →
לְךָ֖le.Khafor <the> yourself
רֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimridersH7392 →
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →

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1 Samuel 17:40–43And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.2 Kings 18:23Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!Psalms 20:7–8Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.Psalms 123:3–4Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.Nehemiah 4:2–5before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”1 Kings 20:18“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”2 Kings 14:14He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.2 Kings 13:7Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.Hosea 14:3Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”Isaiah 10:8“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.Psalms 80:6You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.Isaiah 10:13–14For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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