Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Judah fight against Jerusalem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and the city they have sent into fire; King James Bible Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. Hebrew Then the menבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Judah יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites fought וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ (way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle against Jerusalem בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and captured it. וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ (way·yil·kə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere They put וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ (way·yak·kū·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 5221: To strike [the city] to the sword חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and set שִׁלְּח֥וּ (šil·lə·ḥū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out it הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement on fire. בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (ḇā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire |