2 Kings

2 Kings 10:1

¹Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel,^a to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons^b of Ahab, saying:

Footnotes

a 10:1 Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate officials of the city
b 10:1 Hebrew does not include of the sons.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Ahab	וּלְאַחְאָ֛ב	ū·lə·’aḥ·’āḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
had seventy	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
sons	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
in Samaria	בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן	bə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
So Jehu	יֵה֨וּא	yê·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
wrote	וַיִּכְתֹּב֩	way·yiḵ·tōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
letters	סְפָרִ֜ים	sə·p̄ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
and sent them	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
to Samaria	שֹׁמְר֗וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the officials	שָׂרֵ֤י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶאל֙	yiz·rə·‘el	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel
to the elders	הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים	haz·zə·qê·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the guardians	הָאֹמְנִ֥ים	hā·’ō·mə·nîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֖ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

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