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2 Kings 25:20

And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

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וַיִּקַּ֣חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֹתָ֔םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןnevuzaradanNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnoun, proper name — “Nebuzaradan”H5018Nebuzaradan, a Babylonian generalNebuzaradan.רַבravaboundרַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “abound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…טַבָּחִ֑יםtabachimcookטַבָּחnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cook”, the ordinary formH2876properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)cook, guard.וַיֹּ֧לֶךְvayolekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to 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,…אֹתָ֛םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, 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.רִבְלָֽתָהrivlatahRiblahרִבְלָהnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Riblah”H7247Riblah, a place in SyriaRiblah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,

World English Bible

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Darby Translation

And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah;

Douay-Rheims

These Nabuzardan the general of the army took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτοὺς Ναβουζαρδὰν ὁ ἀρχιμάγειρος, καὶ ἤγαγεν αὐτοὺς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Βαβυλῶνος εἰς Ῥεβλαθά.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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