2 Chronicles 20:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֛ה
(vi·hu·dah)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
cameבָּ֥א
(ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the lookoutהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה
(ham·mitz·peh)
4707: watchtowerfrom tsaphah
of the wilderness,לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר
(lam·mid·bar;)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
they lookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙
(vai·yif·nu)
6437: to turna prim. root
towardאֶל־
(el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
the multitude,הֶ֣הָמֹ֔ון
(he·ha·mo·vn,)
1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundancefrom hamah
and behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
they [were] corpsesפְּגָרִ֛ים
(pe·ga·rim)
6297: corpse, carcassfrom pagar
lyingנֹפְלִ֥ים
(no·fe·lim)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
on the ground,אַ֖רְצָה
(ar·tzah)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and no oneוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
had escaped.פְּלֵיטָֽה׃
(pe·lei·tah.)
6413: an escapefrom palat


















KJV Lexicon
And when Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
toward the watch tower
mitspeh  (mits-peh')
an observatory, especially for military purposes -- watch tower.
Mitspeh  (mits-peh')
Mitspeh, the name of five places in Palestine -- Mizpeh, watch tower.
in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
they looked
panah  (paw-naw')
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
unto the multitude
hamown  (haw-mone')
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
and behold they were dead bodies
peger  (peh'gher)
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image -- carcase, corpse, dead body.
fallen
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
to the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and none escaped
pleytah  (pel-ay-taw')
deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion -- deliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Judah came to the lookout of the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground, and no one had escaped.

King James Bible
And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the large army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; nobody had escaped.

International Standard Version
When the army of Judah arrived at the remotest watchtower in the wilderness, they looked around at the invasion force, and to their surprise, there were dead bodies lying all around on the ground—not one had escaped!

NET Bible
When the men of Judah arrived at the observation post overlooking the desert and looked at the huge army, they saw dead bodies on the ground; there were no survivors!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The people of Judah went to the watchtower in the desert and looked for the crowd. Corpses were lying on the ground. No one had escaped.

King James 2000 Bible
And when Judah came to the watchtower in the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
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