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2 Kings 18:21 — King James Version← Study notes

Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.


2 Kings 18:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Kings 18:2125 words
HebrewMeaning
עַתָּ֡הʿatāh
nowadvH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
הִנֵּ֣הhinēh
there!particleH2009
lo · see
בָטַ֣חְתָּbāṭaḥətā
you relyverbH982
secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···
לְּ/ךָ֡ləkā
pron
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mišəʿenet
the staff ofnounH4938
הַ/קָּנֶ֨הhaqāneh
reedparticleH7070
bone · branch · calamus · cane ···
הָ/רָצ֤וּץhārāṣwṣ
crushedparticleH7533
bruise · crush · discourage · oppress ···
הַ/זֶּה֙hazeh
thisparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
מִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣərayim
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
אֲשֶׁ֨רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִסָּמֵ֥ךְyisāmēkə
he will support himselfverbH5564
establish · hold · lay · lean ···
אִישׁ֙ʾiyš
anyonenounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
עָלָ֔י/וʿālāyw
on itpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
וּ/בָ֥אwbāʾ
and it will goconjH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
בְ/כַפּ֖/וֹbəkapwō
in palm hispronH3709
foot · hand · -dle · ) ···
וּ/נְקָבָ֑/הּwnəqābāh
and it will pierce itconjH5344
blaspheme · bore · curse · express ···
כֵּ֚ןkēn
is thusparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
פַּרְעֹ֣הparəʿōh
PharaohnounH6547
מֶֽלֶךְmelekə
the king ofnounH4428
royal
מִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣərayim
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
לְ/כָֽלləkāl
to allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
הַ/בֹּטְחִ֖יםhabōṭəḥiym
those who relyparticleH982
secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···
עָלָֽי/וʿālāyw
on himpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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