King James Version

Isaiah 22:10

And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

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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).בָּתֵּ֥יbatefamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.סְפַרְתֶּ֑םsefartemcommuneסָפַרverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “commune”, a completed actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.וַתִּתְֿצוּ֙vatittsvand beat downנָתַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and beat down”, the next action in the storyH5422to tear downbeat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.הַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםhabatimthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…לְבַצֵּ֖רlevatserto gatherבָּצַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to gather”, the to-form of the verbH1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)cut off, (de-) fenced, fortify, (grape) gather(-er), mighty things, restrain, strong, wall (up), withhold.הַחוֹמָֽהhachomahthe wallחוֹמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye broke down the houses to fortify the wall;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall;

Young’s Literal Translation

And the houses of Jerusalem ye did number, And ye break down the houses to fence the wall.

World English Bible

You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

Darby Translation

and ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and have broken down the houses to fortify the wall;

Douay-Rheims

And have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and broken down houses to fortify the wall.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye broke down the houses to fortify the wall;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and that they had pulled down the houses of Jerusalem, to fortify the wall of the city.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὅτι καθείλοσαν τοὺς οἴκους Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς ὀχυρώματα τείχους τῇ πόλει.