2 Kings
2 Kings 3:7
7And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?”
“I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he sent | וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| a message to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jehoshaphat | יְהוֹשָׁפָ֨ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֜ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| The king | מֶ֤לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Moab | מוֹאָב֙ | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| has rebelled | פָּשַׁ֣ע | pā·ša‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6586 rebel, transgress |
| against me | בִּ֔י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Will you go | הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ | hă·ṯê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with me | אִתִּ֛י | ’it·tî | Preposition; first person common singular | H854 with |
| to fight | לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moab | מוֹאָ֖ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| I will go | אֶעֱלֶ֔ה | ’e·‘ĕ·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| replied Jehoshaphat | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | כָּמ֧וֹנִי | kā·mō·w·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| as you | כָמ֛וֹךָ | ḵā·mō·w·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| my people | כְּעַמִּ֥י | kə·‘am·mî | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| your people | כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ | ḵə·‘am·me·ḵā | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and my horses | כְּסוּסַ֥י | kə·sū·say | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| your horses | כְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ | kə·sū·se·ḵā | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.