2 Kings

2 Kings 7:10

10So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there— not a trace — only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So they wentוַיָּבֹ֗אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and called outוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮way·yiq·rə·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7121 call, proclaim, read
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the gatekeepersשֹׁעֵ֣רšō·‘êrNoun - masculine singular constructH7778 porter
of the cityהָעִיר֒hā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
sayingוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּway·yag·gî·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5046 be conspicuous
We wentבָּ֚אנוּbā·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the Arameanאֲרָ֔ם’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
campמַחֲנֵ֣הma·ḥă·nêhNoun - common singular constructH4264 encampment, camp
and noאֵֽין־’ên-AdverbH369 nothing, nought
oneאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
thereשָׁ֛םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
not a traceוְק֣וֹלwə·qō·wlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
onlyאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
tetheredאָסוּר֙’ā·sūrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH631 tie, bind, imprison
horsesהַסּ֤וּסhas·sūsArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5483 swallow or swift
and donkeysוְהַחֲמ֣וֹרwə·ha·ḥă·mō·wrConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2543 heap
and the tentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםwə·’ō·hā·lîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH168 tent
were intactהֵֽמָּה׃hêm·māhPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.