2 Kings
2 Kings 11:15
15And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks,d and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
Footnotes
- d 11:15 Or out from the precincts
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Jehoiada | יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| ordered | וַיְצַו֩ | way·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| the commanders | שָׂרֵ֥י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of hundreds | הַמֵּיאוֹת | ham·mē·ʾōṯ | Article; Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| in charge of | פְּקֻדֵ֣י | pə·qu·ḏê | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the army | הַחַ֗יִל | ha·ḥa·yil | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| Bring her out | הוֹצִ֤יאוּ | hō·w·ṣî·’ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| between the ranks | לַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔ת | laś·śə·ḏê·rōṯ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H7713 row, rank |
| and put to | הָמֵ֣ת | hā·mêṯ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H4191 die |
| the sword | בֶּחָ֑רֶב | be·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| anyone who follows | וְהַבָּ֥א | wə·hab·bā | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| her | אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ | ’a·ḥă·re·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H310 behind |
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| had said | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| She must not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be put to death | תּוּמַ֖ת | tū·maṯ | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4191 die |
| in the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.