King James Version

2 Chronicles 33:21

Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.

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בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, 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, […עֶשְׂרִ֧יםesrimtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםushetayimand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.שָׁנָ֖הshanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).אָמ֣וֹןamonAmonאָמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Amon”H526Amon, the name of three IsraelitesAmon.בְּמָלְכ֑וֹbemalekhvoin reignמָלַךְpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in reign”, the to-form of the verbH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.וּשְׁתַּ֣יִםushetayimand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.שָׁנִ֔יםshanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).מָלַ֖ךְmalakhreignמָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reign”, a completed actionH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽםbirushalimin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

A son of twenty and two years [is] Amon in his reigning, and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

World English Bible

Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

Amen was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὢν ἐτῶν εἴκοσι καὶ δύο Ἀμὼν ἐν τῷ βασιλεύειν αὐτὸν, καὶ δύο ἔτη ἑβασιλευσεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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