2 Chronicles 20:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מָחָר֙ רְד֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הִנָּ֥ם עֹלִ֖ים בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הַצִּ֑יץ וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם אֹתָם֙ בְּס֣וֹף הַנַּ֔חַל פְּנֵ֖י מִדְבַּ֥ר יְרוּאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

māḥār rədû against them, hinnām 'ōlîm by ma'ălēh ha-ṣṣîṣ, and məṣāʾtem them at sôp ha-nnaḥal, before midbar yəruʾēl.

Grammar Details

*māḥār*: adverb - tomorrow
*rədû*: qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - go down
*hinnām*: interjection with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - behold they
*'ōlîm*: qal participle, masculine plural - ascending/coming up
*ma'ălēh*: construct masculine singular noun - ascent of
*ha-ṣṣîṣ*: definite article with proper noun - the Ziz
*məṣāʾtem*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will find
*sôp*: construct masculine singular noun - end of
*ha-nnaḥal*: definite article with masculine singular noun - the valley/wadi
*midbar*: construct masculine singular noun - wilderness of
*yəruʾēl*: proper noun - Jeruel

Word Meanings

*māḥār*: tomorrow, in the future
*rədû*: go down, descend
*hinnām*: behold them, see them
*'ōlîm*: ascending, coming up, going up
*ma'ălēh*: ascent, slope, pass
*ha-ṣṣîṣ*: the Ziz (proper name of location)
*sôp*: end, extremity
*ha-nnaḥal*: the wadi, the valley, the stream
*midbar*: wilderness, desert, uninhabited land
*yəruʾēl*: Jeruel (proper name of location)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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