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2 Kings 24:15

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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וַיֶּ֥גֶלvayegeland exileגָּלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and exile”, the next action in the storyH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.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).יְהוֹיָכִ֖יןyehoyakhinJehojakin, a Jewish kingיְהוֹיָכִיןnoun, proper name — “Jehojakin, a Jewish king”H3078Jehojakin, a Jewish kingJehoiachin. Compare H3112 (יוֹיָכִין).בָּבֶ֑לָהbavelahBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.וְאֶתveetand 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).אֵ֣םemmotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.הַ֠מֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְאֶתveetand 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).נְשֵׁ֨יnesheeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.הַמֶּ֜לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְאֶתveetand 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).סָרִיסָ֗יוsarisayveunuchסָרִיסnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eunuch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5631a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of statechamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare H7249 (רַב־סָרִיס).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).אוליvlymightyאוּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “mighty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH193the body (as being rolled together); also powerfulmighty, strength.אֵילֵ֣יeyleoakאַיִלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “oak”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הוֹלִ֛יךְholikhecarryיָלַךְverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, a completed actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…גּוֹלָ֥הgolahcaptiveגּוֹלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “captive”, the ordinary formH1473exile; concretely and collectively exiles(carried away), captive(-ity), removing.מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmirushalimfrom Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.בָּבֶֽלָהbavelahBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he removeth Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the mother of the king, and the wives of the king, and his eunuchs, and the mighty ones of the land — he hath caused a removal to go from Jerusalem to Babylon,

World English Bible

He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, with the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the chief men of the land. He carried them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Darby Translation

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his chamberlains, and the mighty of the land, he led into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon;

Douay-Rheims

And he carried away Joachin into Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his eunuchs: and the judges of the land he carried into captivity from Jerusalem into Babylon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he carried Joachim away to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his eunuchs: and he carried away the mighty men of the land into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπῴκισε τὸν Ἰωαχὶμ εἰς Βαβυλῶνα, καὶ τὴν μητέρα τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ τοὺς εὐνούχους αὐτοῦ· καὶ τοὺς ἰσχυροὺς τῆς γῆς ἀπήγαγεν εἰς ἀποικεσίαν ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς Βαβυλῶνα·