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Isaiah 36

Isa. 36:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now therefore give βpledges
`arab (Hebrew #6148)
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
KJV usage: engage, (inter-)meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Pronounce: aw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
, I pray thee, to my master
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
the king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr (Hebrew #804)
apparently from 833 (in the sense of successful); Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
KJV usage: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See 838.
Pronounce: ash-shoor'
Origin: or iAshshur {ash-shoor'}
, and I will give
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
thee two thousand
'eleph (Hebrew #505)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
KJV usage: thousand.
Pronounce: eh'-lef
Origin: prop, the same as 504
d horses
cuwc (Hebrew #5483)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
KJV usage: crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compare 6571.
Pronounce: soos
Origin: or cuc {soos}
, if thou be able
yakol (Hebrew #3201)
a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
KJV usage: be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
Pronounce: yaw-kole'
Origin: or (fuller) yakowl {yaw-kole'}
on thy part to set
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
riders
rakab (Hebrew #7392)
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
KJV usage: bring (on (horse-)back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-)back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
Pronounce: raw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
upon them.
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or, hostages.
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Psa. 20:7‑8• 7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
 8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. (Psa. 20:7‑8)
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Hos. 14:3• 3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hos. 14:3)

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Cross References

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pledges.
or, hostages.
2 Kings 14:14• 14And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. (2 Kings 14:14)
and I.
Isa. 10:13‑14• 13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
 14And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. (Isa. 10:13‑14)
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1 Sam. 17:40‑43• 40And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
 41And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
 42And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
 43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. (1 Sam. 17:40‑43)
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1 Kings 20:10,18• 10And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
 18And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. (1 Kings 20:10,18)
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2 Kings 18:23• 23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. (2 Kings 18:23)
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Neh. 4:2‑5• 2And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
 3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
 4Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
 5And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. (Neh. 4:2‑5)
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Psa. 20:7‑8• 7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
 8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. (Psa. 20:7‑8)
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Psa. 123:3‑4• 3Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
 4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. (Psa. 123:3‑4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And now engage, I pray thee, with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.