2 Kings 16:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא הֵ֠שִׁיב רְצִ֨ין מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֤ם אֶת־אֵילַת֙ לַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל אֶת־הַיְהוּדִ֖ים מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹת *וארמים **וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ אֵילַ֔ת וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה

Transliteration

In ʿēṯ hahîʾ hēšîḇ rəṣîn meleḵ-ʾărām ʾeṯ-ʾêlaṯ to ʾărām waynaššēl ʾeṯ-hayyəhûḏîm from ʾêlôṯ wa-ʾăḏômîm bāʾû ʾêlaṯ wayyēšəḇû there until hayyôm hazzeh

Grammar Details

*ʿēṯ*: feminine singular construct - time of
*hahîʾ*: feminine singular demonstrative - that
*hēšîḇ*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he restored/returned
*rəṣîn*: proper name - Rezin
*meleḵ*: masculine singular construct - king of
*ʾărām*: proper name with prefix lamed - to Aram/Syria
*ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
*ʾêlaṯ*: proper name - Elath
*waynaššēl*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he drove out
*hayyəhûḏîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the Jews
*ʾêlôṯ*: proper name with prefix min - from Eloth
*wa-ʾăḏômîm*: conjunction + masculine plural noun - and Edomites
*bāʾû*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they came
*wayyēšəḇû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they dwelt
*hayyôm*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the day
*hazzeh*: masculine singular demonstrative - this

Word Meanings

*hēšîḇ*: restored/returned/gave back
*waynaššēl*: drove out/expelled/cleared out
*wa-ʾăḏômîm*: and Edomites (textual variant: *wa-ʾărammîm* = and Arameans)

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 14:22 : 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Chr 26:2 : 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
Deut 2:8 : 8 So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
1 Kgs 9:26 : 26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

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