Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower. Young's Literal Translation and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut [it] behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower. King James Bible But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut [it] to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. Hebrew But there wasהָיָ֣ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a strong עֹז֮ (‘ōz) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5797: Strength, might tower וּמִגְדַּל־ (ū·miḡ·dal-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers inside בְתוֹךְ־ (ḇə·ṯō·wḵ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre the city, הָעִיר֒ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the men, הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind women, וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים (wə·han·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and leaders בַּעֲלֵ֣י (ba·‘ă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner of the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement fled וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ (way·yā·nu·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away there. שָׁ֜מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither They locked themselves in וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ (way·yis·gə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender and went up וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (way·ya·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the roof גַּ֥ג (gaḡ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar of the tower. הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers |