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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they went | וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and called out | וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮ | way·yiq·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the gatekeepers | שֹׁעֵ֣ר | šō·‘êr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7778 porter |
| of the city | הָעִיר֒ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| saying | וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ | way·yag·gî·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| We went | בָּ֚אנוּ | bā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Aramean | אֲרָ֔ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| camp | מַחֲנֵ֣ה | ma·ḥă·nêh | Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| and no | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| there | שָׁ֛ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| not a trace | וְק֣וֹל | wə·qō·wl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| only | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| tethered | אָסוּר֙ | ’ā·sūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H631 tie, bind, imprison |
| horses | הַסּ֤וּס | has·sūs | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and donkeys | וְהַחֲמ֣וֹר | wə·ha·ḥă·mō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| and the tents | וְאֹהָלִ֖ים | wə·’ō·hā·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H168 tent |
| were intact | הֵֽמָּה׃ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.