2 Kings 18:23

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
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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)

וְעַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. הִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.rev“make a wager”
    Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָרַב · “to pledge” · Strong's H6148
  3. נָ֔אNa'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  5. אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Ni“master my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  6. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  7. מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  8. אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.Shur“Assyria”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשּׁוּר · “Assyria” · Strong's H0804G
  9. וְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.Nah“and let me give”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  10. לְךָ֙le.Kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  11. אַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yim“two thousand”
    Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  12. סוּסִ֔יםsu.Sim“horses”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  13. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  14. תּוּכַ֕לtu.Khal“you will be able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  15. לָ֥תֶתLa.tet“to put”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  16. לְךָ֖le.Kha“<for> yourself”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  17. רֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.Vim“riders”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
  18. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hem“on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · 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)