This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
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וְה֣וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּyechizqiyahvHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Hezekiah”H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesHezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169 (יְחִזְקִיָּה).סָתַם֙satamsecretסָתַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “secret”, a completed actionH5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secretclosed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.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).מוֹצָ֞אmotsaeastמוֹצָאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “east”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4161a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exit; hence, a source or product; specifically, dawn, the rising of the sun (the East), exportation, utterance, a gate, a fountain, a mine, a meadow (as producing grass)brought out, bud, that which came out, east, going forth, goings out, that which (thing that) is gone out, outgoing, proceeded out, spring, vein, (water-) course (springs).מֵימֵ֤יmeymewaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).גִיחוֹן֙gichonGihonגִּיחוֹןnoun, proper name — “Gihon”H1521Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near JerusalemGihon.הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןhaelyonthe highעֶלְיוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the high”, the ordinary formH5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥םvayayshremand be rightיָשַׁרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be right”, the next action in the storyH3474to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperousdirect, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).לְמַֽטָּהlematahto beneathמַטָּהpreposition, adverb — “to beneath”H4295downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixesbeneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).מַּעְרָ֖בָהmaravahwestמַעֲרָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “west”, the ordinary formH4628the west (as a region of the evening sun)west.לְעִ֣ירleirto cityעִירpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.דָּוִ֑ידdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וַיַּצְלַ֥חvayatslachand break outצָלַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and break out”, the next action in the storyH6743to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, -ously).יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּyechizqiyahvHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Hezekiah”H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesHezekiah, Hizkiah, Hizkijah. Compare H3169 (יְחִזְקִיָּה).בְּכָֽלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in 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).מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּmaasehvbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
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American Standard Version (1901)
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Young’s Literal Translation
And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directeth them beneath to the west of the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth in all his work;
World English Bible
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of David’s city. Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Darby Translation
And he, Hezekiah, stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Douay-Rheims
This same Ezechias was, he that stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and turned them away underneath toward the west of the city of David: in ail his works he did prosperously what he would.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
The same Ezekias stopped up the course of the water of Gion above, and brought the water down straight south of the city of David. And Ezekias prospered in all his works.
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