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He changedוְשִׁנָּאthe clothesאֵת בִּגְדֵיof his prison,כִלְאוֹand he ateוְאָכַלbreadלֶחֶםalwaysתָּמִידbefore himלְפָנָיוallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיof his life.חַיָּיו
2 Kings 25:29
Study it in the app“He changed the clothes of his prison, and he ate bread always before him all the days of his life.”
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2 Kings 25:29, word by word
- He changedשִׁנָּאshina
change
Change, make different: of clothes (2 Kings 25:29), of appearance (Lamentations 4:1) or of place (Esther 2:9). A less frequent form of the verb "change."
Where else “shina” appears- the clothesבִּגְדֵיbigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigde” appears- of his prisonכִלְאchil
prison
Prison, confinement: a place where someone is held.
Where else “chil” appears- and he ateאָכַלachal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achal” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appears- alwaysתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- of his lifeחַיָּיchayay
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayay” appears
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2 Kings 25:27-30
27And it happened, in year thirty-seven of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison. 28He spoke good things to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29He changed the clothes of his prison, and he ate bread always before him all the days of his life. 30His allowance, a continual allowance, was given to him from the king, the portion of each day on its day, all the days of his life.
31And it happened, in year thirty-seven of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. 32He spoke good things to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33He changed the clothes of his prison, and he ate bread before him always all the days of his life. 34His allowance, a continual allowance, was given to him from the king of Babylon, the portion of each day on its day, until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
The context
28He spoke good things to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
29 · This verse (above)
30His allowance, a continual allowance, was given to him from the king, the portion of each day on its day, all the days of his life.