2 Kings 16:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave 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 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, 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 Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

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