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2 Chronicles 8:4

In 2 Chronicles 8 of 2 Chronicles.

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

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וַיִּ֥בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.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).תַּדְמֹ֖רtadmorTadmorתַּדְמֹרnoun, proper name — “Tadmor”H8412Tadmor, a place near PalestineTadmor.בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.וְאֵת֙veetand 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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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).עָרֵ֣יarecityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “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.הַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹתhamiskenotthe storeמִסְכְּנָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the store”, the ordinary formH4543a magazinestore(-house), treasure.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בָּנָ֖הbanahbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בַּחֲמָֽתbachamatin Hamathחֲמָתpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Hamath”H2574Chamath, a place in SyriaHamath, Hemath.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he buildeth Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the cities of store that he hath built in Hamath.

World English Bible

He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.

Darby Translation

And he built Tadmor, in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

Douay-Rheims

And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built other strong cities in Emath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he built Thoedmor in the wilderness, and all the strong cities which he built in Emath.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Θοεδμὸρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, καὶ πάσας τὰς πόλεις τὰς ὀχυρὰς ἃς ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν Ἠμάθ.

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