2 Kings

2 Kings 9:17

¹⁷Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!”

“Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the watchman	וְהַצֹּפֶה֩	wə·haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
standing	עֹמֵ֨ד	‘ō·mêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
on	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the tower	הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל	ham·miḡ·dāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower
in Jezreel	בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל	bə·yiz·rə·‘el	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel
saw	וַיַּ֞רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
Jehu’s	יֵהוּא֙	yê·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
troops	שִׁפְעַ֤ת	šip̄·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8229 abundance, quantity
approaching	בְּבֹא֔וֹ	bə·ḇō·’ōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and he called out	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
see	רֹאֶ֑ה	rō·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
a company of	שִׁפְעַ֖ת	šip̄·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8229 abundance, quantity
Choose	קַ֥ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
a rider	רַכָּ֛ב	rak·kāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7395 charioteer
Joram	יְהוֹרָ֗ם	yə·hō·w·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3088 Jehoram
commanded	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Send him out	וּֽשְׁלַ֥ח	ū·šə·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7971 send
to meet them	לִקְרָאתָ֖ם	liq·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall
and ask	וְיֹאמַ֥ר	wə·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Have you come in peace	הֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃	hă·šā·lō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.