2 Kings 19:35

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it happened that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and struck in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred eighty-five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֵּצֵ֣א ׀ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּךְ֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃

Transliteration

wa-yəhî in-ha-laylāh ha-hûʾ, wa-yēṣēʾ malʾak̲ yhwh wa-yak in-maḥănēh ʾaššûr one-hundred eighty and five ʾālep̲. wa-yaškîmû in-the-bōqer and behold all-of-them pəgārîm mētîm.

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəhî*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass
• *ba-laylāh*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the night
• *ha-hûʾ*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that
• *wa-yēṣēʾ*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and went out
• *malʾak̲*: noun, masculine singular construct - angel/messenger of
• *yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/the LORD
• *wa-yak*: conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and struck
• *bə-maḥănēh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in camp of
• *ʾaššûr*: proper noun - Assyria
• *mēʾāh*: numeral, feminine singular - hundred
• *šəmônîm*: numeral, plural - eighty
• *wa-ḥămiššāh*: conjunction + numeral, feminine singular - and five
• *ʾālep̲*: noun, masculine singular - thousand
• *wa-yaškîmû*: conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they rose early
• *ba-bōqer*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the morning
• *wə-hinnēh*: conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold
• *kullām*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them
• *pəgārîm*: noun, masculine plural - corpses
• *mētîm*: adjective, masculine plural - dead

Word Meanings

• *malʾak̲*: angel/messenger/envoy
• *maḥănēh*: camp/army/hosts
• *pəgārîm*: corpses/dead bodies/carcasses

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  That night, the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning, there were dead bodies everywhere.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass that night,{H3915} that the angel{H4397} of Jehovah{H3068} went forth,{H3318} and smote{H5221} in the camp{H4264} of the Assyrians{H804} a hundred{H3967} fourscore{H8084} and five{H2568} thousand:{H505} and when men arose early{H7925} in the morning,{H1242} behold, these were all dead{H4191} bodies.{H6297}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass that night{H3915}, that the angel{H4397} of the LORD{H3068} went out{H3318}{(H8799)}, and smote{H5221}{(H8686)} in the camp{H4264} of the Assyrians{H804} an hundred{H3967} fourscore{H8084} and five{H2568} thousand{H505}: and when they arose early{H7925}{(H8686)} in the morning{H1242}, behold, they were all dead{H4191}{(H8801)} corpses{H6297}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And in the same nighte wente the angell of the LORDE, and smote in the hoost of the Assyrians, an hundreth and fyue and foure score thousande men. And whan they gatt them vp in the mornynge, beholde, all laye full of deed coarses.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the same night the Angell of the Lorde went out and smote in the campe of Asshur an hundreth foure score and fiue thousande: so when they rose earely in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it came to passe, that the selfe same night the angell of the Lorde went out, and smote in the hoast of the Assyrians an hundred fourescore & fyue thousand: And when the remnaunt were vp early in the morning, beholde they were all dead coarses.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened that night, that the angel of Yahweh went forth, and struck in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred eighty-five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, in that night, that a messenger of Jehovah goeth out, and smiteth in the camp of Asshur a hundred eighty and five thousand, and they rise early in the morning, and lo, all of them `are' dead corpses.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And that night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death in the army of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand men; and when the people got up early in the morning, there was nothing to be seen but dead bodies.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened that night, that the angel of Yahweh went out, and struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  That very night the LORD’s angel went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 12:29-30 : 29 And it came to pass at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock. 30 And Pharaoh rose in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
• 2 Sam 24:16 : 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented of the evil, and said to the angel who destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay your hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
• 2 Chr 32:21-22 : 21 And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed all the mighty men of valor and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame on his face to his own land. And when he entered the house of his god, his own sons killed him with the sword there. 22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side.
• Ps 35:5-6 : 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the LORD chase them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
• Ps 76:5-7 : 5 The stouthearted have been plundered, they have slept their sleep; and none of the mighty men have found their hands. 6 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep. 7 You, even You, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your sight when once You are angry?
• Ps 76:10 : 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You will restrain.
• Isa 10:16-19 : 16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory, he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. 17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer faints. 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
• Isa 10:33 : 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be cut down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
• Isa 30:30-33 : 30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the coming down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, tempest, and hailstones. 31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, who struck with a rod. 32 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tambourines and harps: and in battles of shaking he will fight with it. 33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he has made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, kindles it.
• Isa 37:36 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and struck down in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.
• Dan 5:30 : 30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain.
• Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
• Acts 12:23 : 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• 1 Thess 5:2-3 : 2 For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
• 1 Chr 21:12 : 12 Either three years of famine; or three months to be defeated before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel. Now therefore decide what word I shall bring back to him who sent me.
• 1 Chr 21:16 : 16 And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between the earth and the heavens, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
• Exod 12:23 : 23 For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.