2 Kings

2 Kings 9:15

¹⁵but King Joram^c had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.)

So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”

Footnotes

c 9:15 Or Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verses 17, 21, 22, 23, and 24

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but King	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Joram	יְהוֹרָ֨ם	yə·hō·w·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3088 Jehoram
had returned	וַיָּשָׁב֩	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Jezreel	בִיְזְרְעֶ֗אל	ḇiy·zə·rə·‘el	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel
to recover	לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א	lə·hiṯ·rap·pê	Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H7495 heal
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the wounds	הַמַּכִּים֙	ham·mak·kîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4347 blow, wound, slaughter
he had suffered	יַכֻּ֣הוּ	yak·ku·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
of the Arameans	אֲרַמִּ֔ים	’ă·ram·mîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H761 Aramean
in the battle	בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ	bə·hil·lā·ḥă·mōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
against	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Hazael	חֲזָאֵ֖ל	ḥă·zā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2371 Chazael
their king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
So Jehu	יֵהוּא֙	yê·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you commanders wish to make me king	נַפְשְׁכֶ֔ם	nap̄·šə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
then do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let anyone	יֵצֵ֤א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
escape	פָלִיט֙	p̄ā·lîṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H6412 escaped one, fugitive
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
to go	לָלֶ֖כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
and tell	לַגִּיד	lag·gīḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5046 be conspicuous
in Jezreel	בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃	bə·yiz·rə·‘el	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel

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