Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem. Young's Literal Translation And the house of the king, and the house of the people, have the Chaldeans burnt with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they have broken down. King James Bible And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. Hebrew The Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים (hak·kaś·dîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab set fire to שָׂרְפ֥וּ (śā·rə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8313: To be, on fire the palace בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the king הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to the houses בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the people, הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case they tore down נָתָֽצוּ׃ (nā·ṯā·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down the walls חֹמ֥וֹת (ḥō·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 2346: A wall of protection of Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel |