2 Chronicles 17:11

“From the Philistines some were bringing to Jehoshaphat tribute and silver as a load; also the Arabs were bringing him sheep and goats: rams, seven thousand and seven hundred, and male goats, seven thousand and seven hundred.”

2 Chronicles 17:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 17:11, word by word

the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim

Philistines

Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.

Where else “pelishtim” appears
some were bringingמְבִיאִיםmeviim

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “meviim” appears
to Jehoshaphatיהוֹשָׁפָטyhoshafat

Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat: the name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).

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tributeמִנְחָהmincha

tribute

What a conquered people must pay the king who rules them.

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and silverכֶסֶףchesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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as a loadמַשָּׂאmasa

burden

A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.

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the Arabsעַרְבִיאִיםarviim

Arab

Arab: an inhabitant of Arabia, the desert lands south and east of Israel.

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sheep and goatsצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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ramsאֵילִיםelim

ram

A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.

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sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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and male goatsתְיָשִׁיםteyashim

male goat

Male goat.

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The context

10The dread of YHWH was on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they did not fight against Jehoshaphat.

11 · This verse (above)

12Jehoshaphat kept growing greater and greater, and he built in Judah citadels and store cities.

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