2 Chronicles 14:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. | So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. | Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he went out | וַיֵּצֵ֥א | vai-ye-TZE' | H3318G | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| Asa | אָסָ֖א | 'a-SA' | H0609G | Asaאָסָא (a.sa) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.15.8; son of: Abijah (H0029I); married to Azubah (H5806); father of: Jehoshaphat (H3092I); also called Asaph at Mat.1.7,8; Also named: Asa (Ἀσά "Asaph" G0760) § Asa = "healer: injurious (?)" 1) king of Judah, son of Abijam, father of Jehoshaphat 2) a Levite |
| to before him | לְפָנָ֑יו | le-fa-NAV | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| and they drew up in formation | וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ֙ | vai-ya-'ar-KHU | H6186A | to arrangeעָרַךְ (a.rakh) 1) to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arrange or set or lay in order, arrange, state in order, set forth (a legal case), set in place 1a2) to compare, be comparable |
| battle | מִלְחָמָ֔ה | mil-cha-MAH | H4421 | battleמִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) battle, war |
| in [the] valley of | בְּגֵ֥יא | be-GEI' | H1516L | Valleyגַּיְא (gay) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another name of to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612) |
| Zephathah | צְפַ֖תָה | tze-FA-tah | H6859 | (Zephathah) Valleyגַּיְא (gay) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Combined with tse.pha.tah (צְפַ֫תָה "Zephathah" H6859) |
| to Mareshah | לְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃ | le-ma-re-SHAH | H4762G | Mareshahמָרֵשָׁה (mar.e.shah) § Mareshah = "crest of a hill" one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.