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2 Kings 16:7

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
2 Kings 16:7
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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)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אָחָ֜ז מַלְאָכִ֗ים אֶל־תִּ֠גְלַת פְּלֶ֤סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עַבְדְּךָ֥ וּבִנְךָ֖ אָ֑נִי עֲלֵ֨ה וְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִי מִכַּ֣ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֗ם וּמִכַּף֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַקּוֹמִ֖ים עָלָֽי׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. אָחָ֜ז'a.Chaz“Ahaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָחָז · “Ahaz” · Strong's H0271G
  3. מַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.Khim“messengers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “messenger” · Strong's H4397G
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. תִּ֠גְלַתTig.lat“Tiglath-”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶר · “Tiglath-pileser” · Strong's H8407
  6. פְּלֶ֤סֶרpe.Le.ser“pileser”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶר · “Tiglath-pileser” · Strong's H8407
  7. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  8. אַשּׁוּר֙'a.Shur“Assyria”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשּׁוּר · “Assyria” · Strong's H0804G
  9. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. עַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.Kha“[am] servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  11. וּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.Kha“and son your”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  12. אָ֑נִי'A.ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  13. עֲלֵ֨ה'a.Leh“come up”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  14. וְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.ni“and deliver me”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  15. מִכַּ֣ףmi.Kaf“from [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
  16. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  17. אֲרָ֗ם'a.Ram“Aram”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָם · “Syria” · Strong's H0758I
  18. וּמִכַּף֙u.mi.Kaf“and from [the] hand of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
  19. מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  20. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  21. הַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.Mim“who are rising up”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from קוּם · “attack” · Strong's H6965J
  22. עָלָֽי׃'a.Lai“on me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
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)