Hebrew Interlinear

2 Chronicles 36:20 Interlinear

carried he away And them that had escaped from the sword to Babylon to him and his sons where they were servants until the reign of the kingdom of Persia

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֶּ֛גֶלH1540carried he awayto denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
2הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥יתH7611And them that had escapeda remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
3מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
4הַחֶ֖רֶבH2719from the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
5אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
6בָּבֶ֑לH894to Babylonbabel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
7וַיִּֽהְיוּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8ל֤וֹH0
9וּלְבָנָיו֙H1121to him and his sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
10לַֽעֲבָדִ֔יםH5650where they were servantsa servant
11עַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
12מְלֹ֖ךְH4427until the reignto reign; hence (by implication) to take counsel
13מַלְכ֥וּתH4438of the kingdoma rule; concretely, a dominion
14פָּרָֽס׃H6539of Persiaparas (i.e., persia), an eastern country, including its inhabitants

Verse Context

2 Chronicles 36:19And they burnt the house of God and brake down ...
2 Chronicles 36:20 (current)carried he away And them that had escaped from the sword to Babylon to him and his sons where they were servants until the reign of the kingdom of Persia
2 Chronicles 36:21To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah ...

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