KJV: So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
YLT: And the chief of the butlers turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.
Darby: And Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
ASV: So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ | And returned |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back. |
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רַב־ | - |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular |
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שָׁקֵ֔ה | the Rabshakeh |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: רַב־שָׁקֵה Sense: chief cupbearer, chief of the officers?. |
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וַיִּמְצָא֙ | and found |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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מֶ֣לֶךְ | the king |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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אַשּׁ֔וּר | of Assyria |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אַשּׁוּר Sense: the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians. |
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נִלְחָ֖ם | warring |
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war. |
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עַל־ | against |
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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לִבְנָ֑ה | Libnah |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: לִבְנָה Sense: a royal city of the Canaanites in the southwest captured by Joshua; allocated to Judah and made a Levitical city; site unknown. |
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שָׁמַ֔ע | he heard |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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כִּ֥י | that |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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נָסַ֖ע | he had departed |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָסַע Sense: to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart. |
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מִלָּכִֽישׁ | from Lachish |
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: לָכִישׁ Sense: a city lying south of Jerusalem on the borders of Simeon and which belonged to the Amorites until conquered by Joshua and allotted to Judah. |