2 Kings
2 Kings 3:9
9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | מֶ֨לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| the king | וּמֶֽלֶך־ | ū·me·leḵ- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏå̄h | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and the king | וּמֶ֣לֶךְ | ū·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Edom | אֱד֔וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| set out | וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and after they had traveled a roundabout | וַיָּסֹ֕בּוּ | way·yā·sōb·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| route | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| for seven | שִׁבְעַ֣ת | šiḇ·‘aṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| days | יָמִ֑ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| they had no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| water | מַ֧יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| for their army | לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה | lam·ma·ḥă·neh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| or for their | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| animals | וְלַבְּהֵמָ֖ה | wə·lab·bə·hê·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.