2 Chronicles 18:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And say, "This is what the king says: Put this man in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שִׂ֥ימוּ זֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶא וְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּ לֶ֤חֶם לַ֙חַץ֙ וּמַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץ עַ֖ד שׁוּבִ֥י בְשָׁלֽוֹם

Transliteration

wa-ʾămartem kōh ʾāmar ha-melek śîmû zeh bêt ha-keleʾ wə-haʾăkiluhû leḥem laḥaṣ û-mayim laḥaṣ until šûbî bə-šālôm

Grammar Details

• *wa-ʾămartem*: conjunction + qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you shall say
• *kōh*: adverb - thus
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said
• *ha-melek*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the king
• *śîmû*: qal imperative masculine plural - put/place
• *zeh*: demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this one
• *bêt*: masculine singular noun construct - house of
• *ha-keleʾ*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the prison
• *wə-haʾăkiluhû*: conjunction + hiphil imperative masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and feed him
• *leḥem*: masculine singular noun - bread
• *laḥaṣ*: masculine singular noun - affliction/distress
• *û-mayim*: conjunction + masculine plural noun - and water of
• *šûbî*: qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my returning
• *bə-šālôm*: preposition + masculine singular noun - in peace

Word Meanings

• *keleʾ*: prison/confinement/restraint
• *leḥem laḥaṣ*: bread of affliction/prison food/food of oppression
• *mayim laḥaṣ*: water of affliction/prison water/water of oppression
• *šālôm*: peace/safety/well-being

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread and water of affliction, until I return in peace.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and say,{H559} Thus saith{H559} the king,{H4428} Put{H7760} this fellow in the prison,{H1004} and feed{H398} him with bread{H3899} of affliction{H3906} and with water{H4325} of affliction,{H3906} until I return{H7725} in peace.{H7965}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And say{H559}{(H8804)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the king{H4428}, Put{H7760}{(H8798)} this fellow in the prison{H1004}{H3608}, and feed{H398}{(H8685)} him with bread{H3899} of affliction{H3906} and with water{H4325} of affliction{H3906}, until I return{H7725}{(H8800)} in peace{H7965}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and saye: Thus sayeth the kynge: Put this man in preson, and fede him wt bred and water of trouble, tyll I come agayne in peace.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And say, Thus saith the King, Put this man in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction vntil I returne in peace.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ye shall say, thus sayth the king: Put this felowe in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction and water of trouble, vntil I come againe in peace.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye have said, Thus said the king, Put ye this `one' in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my return in peace.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace."'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Say,‘This is what the king says:“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely.”’”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 16:10 : 10 Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison because he was enraged over this. At the same time, Asa oppressed some of the people.
• 2 Chr 18:15 : 15 The king said to him, 'How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'
• Ps 10:5 : 5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he sneers at them.
• Ps 80:5 : 5 LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
• Ps 102:9 : 9 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
• Prov 14:16 : 16 The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.
• Isa 30:20 : 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.
• Jer 20:2-3 : 2 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin in the temple of the LORD. 3 The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD has not called your name Pashhur, but rather Terror on Every Side.
• Matt 5:12 : 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
• Matt 12:24 : 24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, 'This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.'
• Luke 3:19-20 : 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by John about Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the evil things he had done, 20 added to these things by imprisoning John in prison as well.
• Luke 23:2 : 2 They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'
• Acts 5:18 : 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
• Acts 22:22 : 22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'
• 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
• 1 Thess 5:2-3 : 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• Rev 11:10 : 10 The inhabitants of the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, sending gifts to one another, because these two prophets had tormented those who dwell on the earth.
• Deut 29:19 : 19 The LORD will not be willing to forgive such a person. His anger and jealousy will burn against them, and every curse written in this scroll will fall on them. The LORD will blot out their name from under the heavens.
• 1 Sam 25:21 : 21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good.
• 1 Kgs 22:26-28 : 26 Then the king of Israel ordered, 'Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son.' 27 And say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water of affliction until I return safely.’ 28 Micaiah said, 'If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.' Then he added, 'Pay attention, all you people!'