2 Kings

2 Kings 10:5

⁵So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the palace	הַבַּ֣יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
administrator	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the overseer	וַאֲשֶׁ֪ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
of the city	הָעִ֟יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
the elders	וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩	wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
and the guardians	וְהָאֹמְנִ֨ים	wə·hā·’ō·mə·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
a message to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jehu	יֵה֤וּא׀	yê·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
We	אֲנַ֔חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are your servants	עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and we will do	נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה	na·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6213 do, make
whatever	וְכֹ֛ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
you say	תֹּאמַ֥ר	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
We will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
make anyone	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
king	נַמְלִ֣יךְ	nam·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
Do	עֲשֵֽׂה׃	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
good	הַטּ֥וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
in your sight	בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.