King James Version

2 Chronicles 35:23

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

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וַיֹּרוּ֙vayorvand shootיָרָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and shoot”, the next action in the storyH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.הַיֹּרִ֔יםhayorimthe shootיָרָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the shoot”, a verb used as a describing wordH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.לַמֶּ֖לֶךְlamelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyoshiyahvJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהnoun, proper name — “Josiah”H2977Joshijah, the name of two IsraelitesJosiah.וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַמֶּ֤לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.לַעֲבָדָיו֙laavadayvto servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.הַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיhaavirunialienateעָבַרverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “alienate”, a commandH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הָחֳלֵ֖יתִיhacholeytibe grievedחָלָהverb, hophal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be grieved”, a completed actionH2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreatbeseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) we…מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants: 'Have me away; for I am sore wounded.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the archers shoot at king Josiah, and the king saith to his servants, 'Remove me, for I have become very sick.'

World English Bible

The archers shot at King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, because I am seriously wounded!”

Darby Translation

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away, for I am sore wounded.

Douay-Rheims

And there he was wounded by the archers, and he said to his servants: Carry me out of the battle, for I am grievously wounded.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants: 'Have me away; for I am sore wounded.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the archers shot at king Josias; and the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am severely wounded.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐτόξευσαν οἱ τοξόται ἐπὶ βασιλέα Ἰωσίαν· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ, ἐξαγάγετέ με, ὅτι ἐπόνεσα σφόδρα.