2 Kings

2 Kings 9:12

¹²“That is a lie!” they said. “Tell us now!”

So Jehu answered, “He talked to me about this and that, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That is a lie	שֶׁ֔קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
they said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Tell	הַגֶּד־	hag·geḏ-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
us	לָ֑נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
now	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
So Jehu answered	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
He talked	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
about this	כָּזֹ֤את	kā·zōṯ	Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
and that	וְכָזֹאת֙	wə·ḵā·zōṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
This is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I anoint	מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ	mə·šaḥ·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H4886 smear, anoint
you king	לְמֶ֖לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.