King James Version

2 Chronicles 28:20

And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

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וַיָּבֹ֣אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עָלָ֔יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, 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,…תִּלְּגַ֥תtilgatTiglath-pileserתִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶרnoun, proper name — “Tiglath-pileser”H8407Tiglath-Pileser or Tilgath-pilneser, an Assyryrian kingTiglath-pileser, Tilgath-pilneser.פִּלְנְאֶ֖סֶרpilneeserTiglath-pileserתִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶרnoun, proper name — “Tiglath-pileser”H8407Tiglath-Pileser or Tilgath-pilneser, an Assyryrian kingTiglath-pileser, Tilgath-pilneser.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.אַשּׁ֑וּרashurAssyriaאַשּׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).וַיָּ֥צַרvayatsarand adversaryצוּרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and adversary”, the next action in the storyH6696to 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.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…חֲזָקֽוֹchazaqvobe constantחָזַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be constant”, a completed actionH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,

World English Bible

Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him and gave him trouble, but didn’t strengthen him.

Darby Translation

And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and troubled him, and did not support him.

Douay-Rheims

And he brought, against him Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him, and plundered him without any resistance.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And there came against him Thalgaphellasar king of Assyria, and he afflicted him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦλθεν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν Θαλγαφελλασὰρ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσοὺρ, καὶ ἔθλιψεν αὐτόν.