2 Kings

2 Kings 10:8

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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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.