2 Kings
2 Kings 9:18
18So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’”
“What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”
And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So a horseman | רֹכֵ֨ב | rō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| rode off | וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to meet Jehu | לִקְרָאת֗וֹ | liq·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| and said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| asks | אָמַ֤ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Have you come in peace | הֲשָׁל֔וֹם | hă·šā·lō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you | לְּךָ֥ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| know about peace | וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם | ū·lə·šā·lō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| Jehu | יֵה֛וּא | yê·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3058 Jehu |
| replied | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Fall in | סֹ֣ב | sōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| behind me | אַחֲרָ֑י | ’a·ḥă·rāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H310 behind |
| And the watchman | הַצֹּפֶה֙ | haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| reported | וַיַּגֵּ֤ד | way·yag·gêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| The messenger | הַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ | ham·mal·’āḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| reached | בָּֽא־ | bā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| them | הֵ֖ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| but he is not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| coming back | שָֽׁב׃ | šāḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.