Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 18:23 Interlinear
“ Now therefore I pray thee give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria and I will deliver thee two thousand horses if thou be able and I will deliver riders ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְעַתָּה֙ | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 2 | הִתְעָ֣רֶב | H6148 | Now therefore I pray thee give pledges | to braid, i.e., intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange) |
| 3 | נָ֔א | H4994 | 'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | |
| 4 | אֶת | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 5 | אֲדֹנִ֖י | H113 | to my lord | sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) |
| 6 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 7 | מֶ֣לֶךְ | H4428 | the king | a king |
| 8 | אַשּׁ֑וּר | H804 | of Assyria | ashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire |
| 9 | לָ֥תֶת | H5414 | and I will deliver | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 10 | לְךָ֙ | H0 | ||
| 11 | אַלְפַּ֣יִם | H505 | thee two thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 12 | סוּסִ֔ים | H5483 | horses | a horse (as leaping) |
| 13 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 14 | תּוּכַ֕ל | H3201 | if thou be able | to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) |
| 15 | לָ֥תֶת | H5414 | and I will deliver | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 16 | לְךָ֖ | H0 | ||
| 17 | רֹֽכְבִ֥ים | H7392 | riders | to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch |
| 18 | עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
Verse Context
2 Kings 18:22 But if ye say in the LORD our God...
2 Kings 18:23 (current) Now therefore I pray thee give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria and I will deliver thee two thousand horses if thou be able and I will deliver riders
2 Kings 18:24 How then wilt thou turn away the face captain of one...