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2 Kings 19:37

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
2 Kings 19:37
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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)

וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית׀ נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ

  1. וַיְהִי֩vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. ה֨וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  3. מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.Veh“[was] bowing down”
    Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  4. בֵּ֣ית׀beit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  5. נִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.Rokh“Nisroch”
    Noun, proper name, title · from נִסְרֹךְ · “Nisroch” · Strong's H5268
  6. אֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.Hav“god his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  7. וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekh“and Adrammelech”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name, title · from אַדְרַמֶּ֫לֶךְ · “Adrammelech” · Strong's H0152H
  8. וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ve.sar.'E.tzer ba.Nav“and Sharezer sons his”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר · “Sharezer” · Strong's H8272G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  9. הִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.hu“they struck down him”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  10. בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.rev“with the sword”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  11. וְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mah“and they”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  12. נִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.Tu“they escaped”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָלַט · “to escape” · Strong's H4422
  13. אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  14. אֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.Rat“Ararat”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אֲרָרַט · “Ararat” · Strong's H0780
  15. וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokh“and he became king”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  16. אֵֽסַר־'e.sar-“Esar-”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן · “Esarhaddon” · Strong's H0634
  17. חַדֹּ֥ןcha.Don“-haddon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן · “Esarhaddon” · Strong's H0634
  18. בְּנ֖וֹbe.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  19. תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.Tav“in place of him”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
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)