2 Kings

2 Kings 10:6–7

⁶Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.”

Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city. ⁷And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

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2 Kings 10:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jehu wrote	וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב	way·yiḵ·tōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
them	אֲלֵיהֶם֩	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
a second	שֵׁנִ֜ית	šê·nîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8145 second
letter	סֵ֨פֶר׀	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
and said	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you are on my side	אַתֶּ֜ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
and if you	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
will obey me	שֹׁמְעִ֗ים	šō·mə·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8085 hear
then bring	קְחוּ֙	qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
the heads	רָאשֵׁי֙	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of your master’s	אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם	’ă·ḏō·nê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H113 lord
sons	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
to me	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
at Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה	yiz·rə·‘e·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel
by this time	כָּעֵ֥ת	kā·‘êṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
tomorrow	מָחָ֖ר	mā·ḥār	Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
Now the sons	וּבְנֵ֤י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
seventy	שִׁבְעִ֣ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
in all	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
were being brought up	מְגַדְּלִ֥ים	mə·ḡad·də·lîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
by the leading men	גְּדֹלֵ֥י	gə·ḏō·lê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1419 great
of the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

2 Kings 10:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when the letter	הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙	has·sê·p̄er	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
arrived	כְּבֹ֤א	kə·ḇō	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
they took	וַיִּקְחוּ֙	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and slaughtered	וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ	way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7819 slaughter, beat
all seventy	שִׁבְעִ֣ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
of them	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
They put	וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
their heads	רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙	rā·šê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
in baskets	בַּדּוּדִ֔ים	bad·dū·ḏîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1731 pot, jar
and sent them	וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ	way·yiš·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
to Jehu	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
at Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃	yiz·rə·‘e·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel

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2 Kings 10:6 Revelation 2:20–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.