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2 Kings 13:23

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But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.	And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.	So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD^H3068 was gracious^H2603 unto them, and had compassion^H7355 on them, and had respect^H6437 unto them, because of^H4616 his covenant^H1285 with Abraham^H85, Isaac^H3327, and Jacob^H3290, and would^H14 not destroy^H7843 them, neither cast^H7993 he them from his presence^H6440 as yet^H5704.

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Original Hebrew

וַיָּחָן יְהוָה אֹתָם וַיְרַחֲמֵם וַיִּפֶן אֲלֵיהֶם לְמַעַן בְּרִיתֹו אֶת־אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא אָבָה הַשְׁחִיתָם וְלֹא־הִשְׁלִיכָם מֵעַל־פָּנָיו עַד־עָתָּה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יָּחָן֩	va/i.ya.Chan	H2603	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he showed favor to
יְהוָ֨ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֹתָ֤/ם	'o.Ta/m	H853	HTo/Sp3mp	with/ them
וַֽ/יְרַחֲמֵ/ם֙	va/y.ra.cha.Me/m	H7355	HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp	and/ he had compassion on/ them
וַ/יִּ֣פֶן	va/i.Yi.fen	H6437	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he turned
אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם	'a.lei./Hem	H413	HR/Sp3mp	to/ them
לְמַ֣עַן	le.Ma.'an	H4616	HR	on account of
בְּרִית֔/וֹ	be.ri.T/o	H1285	HNcfsc/Sp3ms	covenant/ his
אֶת	'et-	H854	HR	with
אַבְרָהָ֖ם	'av.ra.Ham	H85	HNp	Abraham
יִצְחָ֣ק	yitz.Chak	H3327	HNp	Isaac
וְ/יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב	ve./ya.'a.Ko	H3290	HC/Np	and/ Jacob
וְ/לֹ֤א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
אָבָה֙	'a.Vah	H14	HVqp3ms	he was willing
הַשְׁחִיתָ֔/ם	hash.chi.Ta/m	H7843	HVhc/Sp3mp	to destroy/ them
וְ/לֹֽא	ve./lo'-	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
הִשְׁלִיכָ֥/ם	hish.li.Kha/m	H7993	HVhp3ms/Sp3mp	he threw/ them
מֵֽ/עַל	me./'al-	H5921	HR/R	from/ on
פָּנָ֖י/ו	pa.Na/v	H6440	HNcbpc/Sp3ms	face/ his
עַד	'ad-	H5704	HR	until
עָֽתָּה	'A.tah	H6258	HD	now

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H14 — אָבָה (ʼâbâh, aw-baw'): a primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent; consent, rest content will, be willing.
• H85 — אַבְרָהָם (ʼAbrâhâm, ab-raw-hawm'): contracted from אָב and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram; Abraham.
• H1285 — בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth, ber-eeth'): from בָּרָה (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.
• H2603 — חָנַן (chânan, khaw-nan'): a primitive root (compare חָנָה); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition); beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3290 — יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, yah-ak-obe'): from עָקַב; heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch; Jacob.
• H3327 — יִצְחָק (Yitschâq, yits-khawk'): from צָחַק; laughter (i.e. mochery); Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham; Isaac. Compare יִשְׂחָק.
• H4616 — מַעַן (maʻan, mah'-an): from עָנָה; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that; because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
• H6437 — פָּנָה (pânâh, paw-naw'): a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.; appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H7355 — רָחַם (râcham, raw-kham'): a primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate; have compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, [idiom] surely.
• H7843 — שָׁחַת (shâchath, shaw-khath'): a primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively); batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).
• H7993 — שָׁלַךְ (shâlak, shaw-lak): a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively); adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
• H6258 — עַתָּה (ʻattâh, at-taw'): from עֵת; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive; henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.

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