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And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Abimelech Abimelech Noun H40 וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ va·'a·vi·me·lech
fought devour Verb H3898 נִלְחָ֣ם nil·cham
against the city Ai Noun H5892 בָּעִ֗יר ba·'ir
all all manner Noun H3605 כֹּ֚ל kol
all that day age Noun H3117 הַיֹּ֣ום hai·yo·vm
and he took catch self Verb H3920 וַיִּלְכֹּד֙ vai·yil·kod
the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִ֔יר ha·'ir,
and slew destroy Verb H2026 הָרָ֑ג ha·rag;
the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָ֥ם ha·'am
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
that [was] therein and beat down beat down Verb H5422 וַיִּתֹּץ֙ vai·yit·totz
the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִ֔יר ha·'ir,
and sowed bear Verb H2232 וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ vai·yiz·ra·'e·ha
it with salt salt Noun H4417 מֶֽלַח׃ me·lach.

Locations

City of Salt

SALT, CITY OF(`ir ha-melach; Codex Alexandrinus hai pol (e)is halon): One of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah mentioned between Nibshan and Engedi (Joshua 15:62). The site is very uncertain. The large and important Tell el-Milch (i.e. "the salt hill"), on the route from Hebron to Akaba, is possible.

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King James Bible And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
Hebrew Greek English And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; day, and he took captured the city, city and slew killed the people that was therein, and beat down who were in it; then he razed the city, city and sowed it with salt.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; day, and he took captured the city, city and slew killed the people that was therein, and beat down who were in it; then he razed the city, city and sowed it with salt.