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2 Kings 24:10

In 2 Kings 24 of 2 Kings.

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

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בָּעֵ֣תbaetin whenעֵתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.הַהִ֔יאhahithe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “the 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.עלהlhascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עָל֗וּalvascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עַבְדֵ֛יavdeservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5019Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of BabylonNebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.בָּבֶ֖לbavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.וַתָּבֹ֥אvatavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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,…הָעִ֖ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a 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.בַּמָּצֽוֹרbamatsorin siegeמָצוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in siege”, the ordinary formH4692something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastnessbesieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

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American Standard Version (1901)

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

Young’s Literal Translation

At that time come up have servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and the city goeth into siege,

World English Bible

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

Darby Translation

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

Douay-Rheims

At that time the servants of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was surrounded with their forts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

At that time went up Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἀνέβη Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἦλθεν ἡ πόλις ἐν περιοχῇ.

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