2 Kings 3:26 Hebrew Word Analysis

0sawוַיַּרְא֙h7200
16And when the kingמֶ֥לֶךְh4428
2of Moabמוֹאָ֔בh4124
3כִּֽיh3588
4was too soreחָזַ֥קh2388
5מִמֶּ֖נּוּh4480
6that the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הh4421
7for him he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חh3947
8א֠וֹתוֹh854
9with him sevenשְׁבַעh7651
10hundredמֵא֨וֹתh3967
11menאִ֜ישׁh376
12that drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףh8025
13swordsחֶ֗רֶבh2719
14to break throughלְהַבְקִ֛יעַh1234
15אֶלh413
16And when the kingמֶ֥לֶךְh4428
17of Edomאֱד֖וֹםh123
18וְלֹ֥אh3808
19but they couldיָכֹֽלוּ׃h3201

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through unto the king of Edom; but they could not.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the king of Moab saw that the fight was going against him, he took with him seven hundred men armed with swords, with the idea of forcing a way through to the king of Aram, but they were not able to do so.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, and he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom: but they could not.

World English Bible (WEB)

When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the king of Moab seeth that the battle has been too strong for him, and he taketh with him seven hundred men, drawing sword, to cleave through unto the king of Edom, and they have not been able,