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Isaiah 37:38 Interlinear

And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer his son smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of Armenia reigned and Esarhaddon his son

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִי֩H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2ה֨וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
3מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הH7812And it came to pass as he was worshippingto depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
4בֵּ֣ית׀H1004in the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
5נִסְרֹ֣ךְH5268of Nisrochnisrok, a babylonian idol
6אֱלֹהָ֗יוH430his godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
7וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְH152that Adrammelechadrammelek, the name of an assyrian idol, also of a son of sennacherib
8וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרH8272and Sharezersharetser, the name of an assyrian and an israelite
9בְּנ֖וֹH1121his sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
10הִכֻּ֣הוּH5221smoteto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
11בַחֶ֔רֶבH2719him with the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
12וְהֵ֥מָּהH1992they (only used when emphatic)
13נִמְלְט֖וּH4422and they escapedproperly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
14אֶ֣רֶץH776into the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
15אֲרָרָ֑טH780of Armeniaararat (or rather armenia)
16וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְH4427reignedto reign; hence (by implication) to take counsel
17אֵֽסַרH0
18חַדֹּ֥ןH634and Esarhaddonesar-chaddon, an assyrian king
19בְּנ֖וֹH1121his sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
20תַּחְתָּֽיו׃H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

Verse Context

Isaiah 37:37departed and returned So Sennacherib king of Assyria...
Isaiah 37:38 (current) And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer his son smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of Armenia reigned and Esarhaddon his son

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