2 Kings

2 Kings 10:7–8

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.

⁸When the messenger arrived, he told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.”

And Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”

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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

2 Kings 10:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the messenger	הַמַּלְאָךְ֙	ham·mal·’āḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
arrived	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
he told	וַיַּגֶּד־	way·yag·geḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
They have brought	הֵבִ֖יאוּ	hê·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the heads	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the sons	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
And	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Pile	שִׂ֣ימוּ	śî·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
them	אֹתָ֞ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
in two	שְׁנֵ֧י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
heaps	צִבֻּרִ֛ים	ṣib·bu·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6652 heap
at the entrance	פֶּ֥תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the gate	הַשַּׁ֖עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
morning	הַבֹּֽקֶר׃	hab·bō·qer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.