Verse 36
Isaiah 37:36
Bible in Basic English
36
And the angel of the Lord went out and put to death in the army of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand men: and when the people got up early in the morning, there was nothing to be seen but dead bodies.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַ/יַּכֶּה֙ בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה וּ/שְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖/ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים
English Translation
And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand, and when they arose in the morning, behold, all of them were dead bodies.
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Chapter 37 Context
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And he made prayer to the Lord, saying,
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