2 Kings
2 Kings 9:11
11When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?”
“You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Jehu | וְיֵה֗וּא | wə·yê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3058 Jehu |
| went out | יָצָא֙ | yā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the servants | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of his master | אֲדֹנָ֔יו | ’ă·ḏō·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| they asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Is everything all right | הֲשָׁל֔וֹם | hă·šā·lō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| Why | מַדּ֛וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| did this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| madman | הַמְשֻׁגָּ֥ע | ham·šug·gā‘ | Article; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H7696 be mad |
| come | בָּֽא־ | bā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to you | אֵלֶ֑יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| You | אַתֶּ֛ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| know | יְדַעְתֶּ֥ם | yə·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| his kind | הָאִ֖ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and their babble | שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ | śî·ḥōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7879 complaint, musing |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 29:26 · Hosea 9:7 · Acts 26:24 · John 10:20 · 2 Kings 5:21 · 2 Kings 9:22 · 2 Kings 9:19 · 2 Kings 9:17 · Mark 3:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.