Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 36:8 Interlinear

Now therefore give pledges I pray thee to my master the king of Assyria and I will give thee two thousand horses if thou be able and I will give riders

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעַתָּה֙H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
2הִתְעָ֣רֶבH6148Now therefore give pledgesto braid, i.e., intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
3נָ֔אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
4אֶתH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
5אֲדֹנִ֖יH113I pray thee to my mastersovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
6הַמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428the kinga king
7אַשּׁ֑וּרH804of Assyriaashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire
8לָ֥תֶתH5414and I will giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
9לְךָ֙H0
10אַלְפַּ֣יִםH505thee two thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
11סוּסִ֔יםH5483horsesa horse (as leaping)
12אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
13תּוּכַ֕לH3201if thou be ableto be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
14לָ֥תֶתH5414and I will giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
15לְךָ֖H0
16רֹכְבִ֥יםH7392ridersto ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
17עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Verse Context

Isaiah 36:7 But if thou say in the LORD our God...
Isaiah 36:8 (current) Now therefore give pledges I pray thee to my master the king of Assyria and I will give thee two thousand horses if thou be able and I will give riders
Isaiah 36:9 How then wilt thou turn away the face captain of one...

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