2 Kings
2 Kings 25:24
24And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| took an oath | וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע | way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| before them | לָהֶ֤ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and their men | וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם | ū·lə·’an·šê·hem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| assuring | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| them | לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּֽירְא֖וּ | tî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| of the servants | מֵעַבְדֵ֣י | mê·‘aḇ·ḏê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of the Chaldeans | הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים | hak·kaś·dîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
| Live | שְׁב֣וּ | šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the land | בָאָ֗רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and serve | וְעִבְד֛וּ | wə·‘iḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and it will be well | וְיִטַ֥ב | wə·yi·ṭaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| with you | לָכֶֽם׃ס | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.