2 Chronicles 8:4

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{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.8.4", "source": "וַיִּ֥בֶן אֶת־תַּדְמֹ֖ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְאֵת֙ כָּל־עָרֵ֣י הַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּחֲמָֽת׃", "text": "*wa-yiben ʾet-tadmōr ba-midbār wə-ʾēt* all-cities *ha-miskənôt* that *bānāh ba-ḥămāt*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiben*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he built", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*tadmōr*": "proper noun - Tadmor/Palmyra", "*ba-midbār*": "preposition + definite article + noun ms - in the wilderness", "*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ha-miskənôt*": "definite article + noun fp - the storage/supply", "*bānāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - built", "*ba-ḥămāt*": "preposition + proper noun - in Hamath" }, "variants": { "*tadmōr*": "Tadmor/Palmyra (city)", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*miskənôt*": "storage cities/supply cities/fortress cities" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֥בֶן אֶת־תַּדְמֹ֖ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְאֵת֙ כָּל־עָרֵ֣י הַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּחֲמָֽת׃

Transliteration

wa-yiben ʾet-tadmōr ba-midbār wə-ʾēt all-cities ha-miskənôt that bānāh ba-ḥămāt

Grammar Details

• *wa-yiben*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he built
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *tadmōr*: proper noun - Tadmor/Palmyra
• *ba-midbār*: preposition + definite article + noun ms - in the wilderness
• *wə-ʾēt*: conjunction + direct object marker
• *ha-miskənôt*: definite article + noun fp - the storage/supply
• *bānāh*: qal perfect 3ms - built
• *ba-ḥămāt*: preposition + proper noun - in Hamath

Word Meanings

• *tadmōr*: Tadmor/Palmyra (city)
• *midbār*: wilderness/desert/uninhabited land
• *miskənôt*: storage cities/supply cities/fortress cities

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities that he had constructed in Hamath.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store - cities, which he built in Hamath.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and buylded Thadmor in the wyldernes, and all the cornecyties which he buylded in Hemath.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and repayred all the cities of store which hee built in Hamath.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he buylt Thadmor in the wildernesse, & repaired all the store cities which were in Hamath.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he buildeth Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the cities of store that he hath built in Hamath.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he put up the buildings of Tadmor in the waste land, and of all the store-towns in Hamath;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 9:17-19 : 17 { "verseID": "1 Kings.9.17", "source": "וַיִּ֤בֶן שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־גָּ֔זֶר וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית חֹרֹ֖ן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃", "text": "And *wayyiben* *šəlōmōh* *ʾet*-*gāzer* and *ʾet*-*bêt* *ḥōrōn* *taḥtôn*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiben*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he built", "*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*gāzer*": "proper noun - Gezer", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*ḥōrōn*": "proper noun - Horon", "*taḥtôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - lower" }, "variants": { "*wayyiben*": "and he built/rebuilt/fortified", "*bêt ḥōrōn taḥtôn*": "Lower Beth-horon (place name)" } } 18 { "verseID": "1 Kings.9.18", "source": "וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲלָ֛ת וְאֶת־תַּדְמֹ֥ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And *ʾet*-*baʿălāt* and *ʾet*-*tadmōr* in-the-*midbār* in-the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*baʿălāt*": "proper noun - Baalath", "*tadmōr*": "proper noun - Tadmor/Tamar", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the wilderness", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the land" }, "variants": { "*tadmōr*": "Tadmor (likely later Palmyra)/Tamar (original reading)", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/steppe" } } 19 { "verseID": "1 Kings.9.19", "source": "וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־עָרֵ֤י הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֣וּ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וְאֵת֙ עָרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וְאֵ֖ת עָרֵ֣י הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת ׀ חֵ֣שֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָשַׁק֙ לִבְנ֤וֹת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹן וּבְכֹ֖ל אֶ֥רֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *ʾēt* all-cities the-*miskənôt* which *hāyû* to-*šəlōmōh*, and *ʾēt* cities the-*rekeb*, and *ʾēt* cities the-*pārāšîm*, and *ʾēt* *ḥēšeq* *šəlōmōh* which *ḥāšaq* to *libnôt* in-*yərûšālaim* and in-the-*ləbānôn* and in-all *ʾereṣ* his-*memšaltô*.", "grammar": { "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*miskənôt*": "noun, feminine plural with article - the storage/supply", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they were", "*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon", "*rekeb*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the chariot", "*pārāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural with article - the horsemen", "*ḥēšeq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - desire of", "*ḥāšaq*": "qal perfect 3ms - he desired", "*libnôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to build", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*ləbānôn*": "proper noun with article - the Lebanon", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*memšaltô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix - his dominion" }, "variants": { "*miskənôt*": "storage/supply/provision cities", "*rekeb*": "chariot(s)/chariotry", "*pārāšîm*": "horsemen/cavalry", "*ḥēšeq*": "desire/delight/pleasure", "*ḥāšaq*": "desired/delighted in/longed for", "*memšaltô*": "his dominion/rule/kingdom" } }