2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:26
26and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and tell them | וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם | wa·’ă·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| that this is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Put | שִׂ֥ימוּ | śî·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| this | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| in prison | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and feed him | וְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּ | wə·ha·’ă·ḵi·lu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| only bread | לֶ֤חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and water | וּמַ֣יִם | ū·ma·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| until | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| I return | שׁוּבִ֥י | šū·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| safely | בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | ḇə·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
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