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2 Kings 23:34

Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
2 Kings 23:34
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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)

וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩ פַּרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֜ה אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים וְאֶת־יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז לָקָ֔ח וַיָּבֹ֥א מִצְרַ֖יִם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃

  1. וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩vai.yam.leKh“and he made king”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  2. פַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'Oh“Pharaoh”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּרְעֹה · “Pharaoh” · Strong's H6547Q
  3. נְכֹ֜הne.Khoh“Necho”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְכוֹ · “Neco” · Strong's H5224H
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. אֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.Kim“Eliakim”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶלְיָקִים · “Eliakim” · Strong's H0471I
  6. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  7. יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.hu“Josiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ · “Josiah” · Strong's H2977G
  8. תַּ֚חַתTa.chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  9. יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.hu“Josiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ · “Josiah” · Strong's H2977G
  10. אָבִ֔יו'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  11. וַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.Sev“and he changed”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָבַב · “changed” · Strong's H5437K
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Mo“name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  14. יְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.Kim“Jehoiakim”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹיָקִים · “Jehoiakim” · Strong's H3079
  15. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. יְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.Chaz“Jehoahaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹאָחָז · “Jehoahaz” · Strong's H3059H
  17. לָקָ֔חla.Kach“he took”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  18. וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  19. מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  20. וַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  21. שָֽׁם׃Sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
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)