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2 Kings 22:11 Interlinear

“ had heard And it came to pass when the king the words of the book of the law that he rent his clothes”

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2 Kings 22 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַֽיְהִי֙	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ	H8085	had heard	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
3	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	H4428	And it came to pass when the king	a king
4	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5	דִּבְרֵ֖י	H1697	the words	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
6	סֵ֣פֶר	H5612	of the book	properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
7	הַתּוֹרָ֑ה	H8451	of the law	a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch
8	וַיִּקְרַ֖ע	H7167	that he rent	to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
9	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10	בְּגָדָֽיו׃	H899	his clothes	a covering, i.e., clothing

2 Kings 22:11 (current) had heard And it came to pass when the king the words of the book of the law that he rent his clothes