2 Kings
2 Kings 7:9
9Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finally | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| they said | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| one | אִ֨ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | רֵעֵ֜הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| We are | אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| doing | עֹשִׂ֗ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| what is right | כֵ֣ן׀ | ḵên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| Today | הַיּ֤וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| is a day | יוֹם־ | yō·wm- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of good news | בְּשֹׂרָ֣ה | bə·śō·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1309 tidings |
| If we | וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are silent | מַחְשִׁ֗ים | maḥ·šîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H2814 be silent, inactive, still |
| and wait | וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ | wə·ḥik·kî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H2442 wait, await |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| morning | הַבֹּ֖קֶר | hab·bō·qer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| light | א֥וֹר | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular construct | H216 light |
| our sin | עָו֑וֹן | ‘ā·wō·wn | Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| will overtake us | וּמְצָאָ֣נוּ | ū·mə·ṣā·’ā·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| Now | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| therefore | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| let us go | וְנָבֹ֔אָה | wə·nā·ḇō·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and tell | וְנַגִּ֖ידָה | wə·nag·gî·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| the king’s | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| household | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 52:7 · Philippians 2:4 · Isaiah 41:27 · 2 Kings 7:6 · Numbers 32:23 · Nahum 1:15 · 2 Kings 7:3 · Haggai 1:4–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.