Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 18:21 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 2 Kings 18:21, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ Now behold thou trustest upon the staff reed of this bruised even upon Egypt lean on which if a man it will go into his hand and pierce it so is Pharaoh king even upon Egypt Now behold thou trustest ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַתָּ֡ה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 2 | הִנֵּ֣ה | H2009 | lo! | |
| 3 | הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים | H982 | Now behold thou trustest | properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure |
| 4 | לְּךָ֡ | H0 | ||
| 5 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 6 | מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ | H4938 | upon the staff | support (abstractly), i.e., (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick |
| 7 | הַקָּנֶ֨ה | H7070 | reed | a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard) |
| 8 | הָרָצ֤וּץ | H7533 | of this bruised | to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively |
| 9 | הַזֶּה֙ | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 10 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 11 | מִצְרַ֔יִם | H4714 | even upon Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 12 | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 13 | יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ | H5564 | lean | to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense) |
| 14 | אִישׁ֙ | H376 | on which if a man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 15 | עָלָ֔יו | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 16 | וּבָ֥א | H935 | it will go | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 17 | בְכַפּ֖וֹ | H3709 | into his hand | the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm- |
| 18 | וּנְקָבָ֑הּ | H5344 | and pierce | to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel) |
| 19 | כֵּ֚ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 20 | פַּרְעֹ֣ה | H6547 | it so is Pharaoh | paroh, a general title of egyptian kings |
| 21 | מֶֽלֶךְ | H4428 | king | a king |
| 22 | מִצְרַ֔יִם | H4714 | even upon Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 23 | לְכָֽל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 24 | הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים | H982 | Now behold thou trustest | properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure |
| 25 | עָלָֽיו׃ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
2 Kings 18:20Thou sayest words but they are but vain I have counsel and strength...
2 Kings 18:21 (current) Now behold thou trustest upon the staff reed of this bruised even upon Egypt lean on which if a man it will go into his hand and pierce it so is Pharaoh king even upon Egypt Now behold thou trustest
2 Kings 18:22 But if ye say in the LORD our God...