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1 Kings 15:27

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

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וַיִּקְשֹׁ֨רvayiqshorand bindקָשַׁרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bind”, the next action in the storyH7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).עָלָ֜יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בַּעְשָׁ֤אbashaBaashaבַּעְשָׁאnoun, proper name — “Baasha”H1201Basha, a king of IsraelBaasha.בֶןvensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אֲחִיָּה֙achiyahAhiahאֲחִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Ahiah”H281Achijah, the name of nine IsraelitesAhiah, Ahijah.לְבֵ֣יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יִשָּׂשכָ֔רyisashkharIssacharיִשָּׂשכָרnoun, proper name — “Issachar”H3485Jissaskar, a son of JacobIssachar.וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvayakehvand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.בַעְשָׁ֔אvashaBaashaבַּעְשָׁאnoun, proper name — “Baasha”H1201Basha, a king of IsraelBaasha.בְּגִבְּת֖וֹןbegibtonin Gibbethonגִּבְּתוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Gibbethon”H1405Gibbethon, a place in PalestineGibbethon.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםlaplishtimto Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “to Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.וְנָדָב֙venadavand Nadabנָדָבconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Nadab”H5070Nadab, the name of four IsraelitesNadab.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.צָרִ֖יםtsarimadversaryצוּרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “adversary”, a verb used as a describing wordH6696to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.עַֽלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גִּבְּתֽוֹןgibtonGibbethonגִּבְּתוֹןnoun, proper name — “Gibbethon”H1405Gibbethon, a place in PalestineGibbethon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Baasa the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasa smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

Young’s Literal Translation

And conspire against him doth Baasha son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, and Baasha smiteth him in Gibbethon, which [is] to the Philistines — and Nadab and all Israel are laying siege against Gibbethon —

World English Bible

Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

Darby Translation

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines, when Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

Douay-Rheims

And Baasa the son of Ahias of the house of Issachar, conspired against him, and slew him in Gebbethon, which is a city of the Philistines: for Nadab and all Israel besieged Gebbethon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Baasa son of Achia, who was over the house of Belaan son of Achia, conspired against him, and smote him in Gabathon of the Philistines; for Nabat and all Israel were besieging Gabathon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ περιεκάθισεν αὐτὸν Βαασὰ υἱὸς Ἀχιὰ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Βελαὰν υἱοῦ Ἀχιὰ, καὶ ἐχάραξεν αὐτὸν ἐν Γαβαθὼν τῇ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων· καὶ Ναβὰτ καὶ πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ περιεκάθητο ἐπὶ Γαβαθών.