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1 Kings 20:21

In 1 Kings 20 of 1 Kings.

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

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וַיֵּצֵא֙vayetseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.וַיַּ֥ךְvayakhand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 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.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַסּ֖וּסhasusthe horse . Compare H6571סוּסdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָרָ֑כֶבharakhevthe millstoneרֶכֶבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the millstone”, the ordinary formH7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstonechariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.וְהִכָּ֥הvehikahand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, a completed actionH5221to 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.בַאֲרָ֖םvaaramin Aramאֲרָםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Aram”H758Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an IsraeliteAram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.מַכָּ֥הmakahwoundמַכָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wound”, the ordinary formH4347a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilencebeaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, [idiom] sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).גְדוֹלָֽהgedolahgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the king of Israel goeth out, and smiteth the horses, and the charioteers, and hath smitten among the Aramaeans a great smiting.

World English Bible

The king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Darby Translation

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Douay-Rheims

But the king of Israel going out overthrew the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

behold, I bring evil upon thee: and I will kindle a fire after thee, and I will utterly destroy every male of Achaab, and him that is shut up and him that is left in Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπάγω ἐπὶ σὲ κακά· καὶ ἐκκαύσω ὀπίσω σου, καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσω τοῦ Ἀχαὰβ οὐροῦντα πρὸς τοῖχον, καὶ συνεχόμενον καὶ ἐγκαταλελειμμένον ἐν Ἰσραήλ.

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