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2 Chronicles 16:6

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
2 Chronicles 16:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לָקַח֙ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּעְשָׁ֑א וַיִּ֣בֶן בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־גֶּ֖בַע וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ ס

  1. וְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'“and Asa”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אָסָא · “Asa” · Strong's H0609G
  2. הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. לָקַח֙la.Kach“he took”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  7. וַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'U“and they carried off”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָשָׂא · “bear” · Strong's H5375H
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. אַבְנֵ֤י'av.Nei“[the] stones of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  10. הָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.Mah“<the> Ramah”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from רָמָה · “Ramah” · Strong's H7414G
  11. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. עֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.ha“wood<s> its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עֵץ · “wood” · Strong's H6086G
  13. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. בָּנָ֖הba.Nah“he had built”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  15. בַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'“Baasha”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בַּעְשָׁא · “Baasha” · Strong's H1201
  16. וַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.ven“and he built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  17. בָּהֶ֔םba.Hem“with them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  18. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. גֶּ֖בַעGe.va'“Geba”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from גֶּ֫בַע · “Geba” · Strong's H1387G
  20. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  21. הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.Pah“<the> Mizpah”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְפָּה · “Mizpah” · Strong's H4709G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)