2 Chronicles 35:23

There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
2 Chronicles 35:23
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּרוּ֙ הַיֹּרִ֔ים לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ לַעֲבָדָיו֙ הַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי כִּ֥י הָחֳלֵ֖יתִי מְאֹֽד׃

  1. וַיֹּרוּ֙vai.yo.Ru“and they shot arrows”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָרָא · “to shoot” · Strong's H3384A
  2. הַיֹּרִ֔יםhai.yo.Rim“the archers”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָרָא · “to shoot” · Strong's H3384A
  3. לַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekh“to the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.hu“Josiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ · “Josiah” · Strong's H2977G
  5. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. לַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.Dav“to servants his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  8. הַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.ni“take away me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָבַר · “bring” · Strong's H5674C
  9. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. הָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.ti“I have been wounded”
    Verb, hophal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָלָה · “ill” · Strong's H2470H
  11. מְאֹֽד׃me.'Od“exceedingly”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)