2 Kings

2 Kings 4:24

²⁴Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then she saddled	וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙	wat·ta·ḥă·ḇōš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2280 bind, bind on, bind up
the donkey	הָֽאָת֔וֹן	hā·’ā·ṯō·wn	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H860 she-ass
and told	וַתֹּ֥אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
her servant	נַעֲרָ֖הּ	na·‘ă·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Drive	נְהַ֣ג	nə·haḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5090 drive, conduct
onward	וָלֵ֑ךְ	wā·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
slow	תַּעֲצָר־	ta·‘ă·ṣār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6113 restrain, retain
the pace	לִרְכֹּ֔ב	lir·kōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7392 mount and ride, ride
for me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
unless	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I tell	אָמַ֥רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
you	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.