Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!2 Kings 18:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְעַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
- וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tah“and therefore”Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
- הִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.rev“make a wager”Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָרַב · “to pledge” · Strong's H6148
- נָ֔אNa'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- אֶת־'et-“with”Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Ni“master my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- אֶת־'et-“with”Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.Shur“Assyria”Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשּׁוּר · “Assyria” · Strong's H0804G
- וְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.Nah“and let me give”Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לְךָ֙le.Kha“to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- אַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yim“two thousand”Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- סוּסִ֔יםsu.Sim“horses”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
- אִם־'im-“if”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- תּוּכַ֕לtu.Khal“you will be able”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
- לָ֥תֶתLa.tet“to put”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
- לְךָ֖le.Kha“<for> yourself”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- רֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.Vim“riders”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
- עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hem“on them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
Places named in this verse
- Assyriaregion · Identification: certain · Map of Assyria (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Assyria on OpenBible.info